Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 09:23:30 10/14/97
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On October 14, 1997 at 07:11:45, Chris Whittington wrote: >Two move before the time control the operator adjusted the internal >clock of the Fidelity machine, telling it that it had 2 minutes left. >The real time it had left was 5 minutes. I forget the exact times, but >you get the drift; by a non-reality clock adjustment it went from a >situation where it was going to lose on time, to one where it coudln't >possibly lose on time. > >I complained to the arbiter (Valvo); he said "its fine he can do it if >he wants". Yes, I don't like this either. Another case is I saw someone got into a winning position, then change his time control drastically so he 1) couldn't possibly lose on time, and 2) wouldn't miss lunch. If you are going to use a fudge, it should be a constant fudge. bruce
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