Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 06:46:29 10/05/99
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On October 03, 1999 at 22:06:12, Charles Unruh wrote: > >>About dying at the chess table, I recall a true story about a GM who had a >>totally lost game against another GM, but refused to resign, saying that you >>never know what might happen. The game was adjourned, and guess what: the >>winning GM died of a heart attack that night, failed to show up in the morning >>to finish the game, and forfeited. >> >>James >> >>> >>>>Will the game be ignored if I loose ? >>>>The same applies to computers. If the hardware isn't stable ... bad luck. > >If your opponent does not show up to play, you get a point in the tourney but >you get no rating adjustment. If your opponent dies you get no rating points >because it's a forfieture. It's no different than if your opponent was shot in >the back and actually lived while at the board. You would not get rating >points. Why? because unfair and anomylous circumstances completely beyond the >players control such as immediare death constitute an unfair and anomylous >playing condition. Which are not counted toward ratings. I thought the USCF rule is the game is rated if moves were played. If you are forfeited and no moves were played, the game is not rated. So if you make one move, then die of a heartattack, the game is rated. Somebody with a rule book should clear this up.
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