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I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal

Posted By: Golden
Date: Saturday, 25 June 2011, at 10:16 p.m.

In Response To: I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal (Chiva Tafazzoli)

I've wondered about this too. The problem is that a player may be late for a fixed start time, not because he is dawdling, but because he is still playing the previous round.

AFAIK (and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong) chess is played on a fixed amount of time per player per match. However, in BG we play with a per-move delay to cover the time required to physically shake and roll the dice and move the checkers. It is not difficult to imagine a match taking a long time simply because it requires a large number of moves. Is it fair to penalise a player because his previous match was complex? I don't think so.

Is it necessary to allow breaks at all? A 13pt match is unlikely to last more than 2 hours. I don't think it is unreasonable to expect players to deal with any tobacco, bathroom and refreshment necessities before the match and then go without for a couple of hours.

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• I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
  Paul Weaver -- Sunday, 19 June 2011, at 10:09 p.m.
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    Casper van der Tak -- Sunday, 19 June 2011, at 10:13 p.m.
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    Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 12:53 a.m.
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    Joe Russell -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 1:06 a.m.
    • Yellow lipped - I am disgusted too :)
      svilo -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 5:50 a.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 2:12 a.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 3:49 a.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 2:13 a.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 2:18 a.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 3:35 a.m.
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      Henrik Bukkjaer -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 9:11 a.m.
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      Carlo Melzi -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 10:53 a.m.
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      rew -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 2:54 p.m.
      • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
        Henrik Bukkjaer -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 9:54 p.m.
        • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
          rew -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 10:21 p.m.
          • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
            Steve Mellen -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 10:42 p.m.
          • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
            Henrik Bukkjaer -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 10:53 p.m.
        • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
          Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 11:31 p.m.
          • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
            Henrik Bukkjaer -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 11:47 p.m.
            • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
              Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 21 June 2011, at 8:09 a.m.
              • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
                Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 21 June 2011, at 6:23 p.m.
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                Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 23 June 2011, at 11:52 p.m.
                • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
                  Henrik Bukkjaer -- Friday, 24 June 2011, at 2:58 p.m.
                  • Let's pan back and look at the whole picture (long)
                    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 24 June 2011, at 5:15 p.m.
                    • Let's pan back and look at the whole picture (long)
                      Bob Koca -- Friday, 24 June 2011, at 8:21 p.m.
                      • back to the real world
                        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 24 June 2011, at 11:35 p.m.
                        • Timing breaks
                          Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 25 June 2011, at 6:16 a.m.
                          • Timing breaks
                            Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 26 June 2011, at 12:51 a.m.
                            • Timing breaks
                              Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 26 June 2011, at 6:40 p.m.
                        • back to the real world
                          Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 25 June 2011, at 8:29 a.m.
                        • back to the real world
                          Henrik Bukkjaer -- Saturday, 25 June 2011, at 10:24 a.m.
                          • back to the real world
                            Tom Keith -- Saturday, 25 June 2011, at 6:59 p.m.
                          • back to the real world
                            Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 26 June 2011, at 1:04 a.m.
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            Strato -- Wednesday, 22 June 2011, at 4:46 p.m.
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      Justin N. -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 8:36 p.m.
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      Colin Owen -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 9:53 p.m.
      • Best Freudian slip here in quite some time!
        Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 23 June 2011, at 11:41 p.m.
        • I meant 'incontinence';must be dyslexic *NM*
          Colin Owen -- Friday, 24 June 2011, at 12:58 a.m.
          • I meant 'incontinence';must be dyslexic
            Mr Majestyk -- Friday, 24 June 2011, at 8:27 a.m.
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      Steve Mellen -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 10:13 p.m.
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      Colin Owen -- Thursday, 23 June 2011, at 1:09 a.m.
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        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Thursday, 23 June 2011, at 9:01 a.m.
        • +1 *NM*
          Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 25 June 2011, at 6:17 a.m.
        • I Won Chiva's Tourmant in Portugal
          Golden -- Saturday, 25 June 2011, at 10:16 p.m.
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    Sebastiaan Kuijs -- Monday, 20 June 2011, at 6:46 a.m.