Black has just completed move 78. He claims a draw as 50 moves have been played without a capture or a pawn move. What should you do?
Black has just completed move 78. He claims a draw as 50 moves have been played without a capture or a pawn move. What should you do?
Black has just completed move 78. He claims a draw as 50 moves have been played without a capture or a pawn move. What should you do?
Check the scoresheet to see if he is correct
Play through the game to see if he is correct
C Reject the claim
A player states that his next move will produce a threefold repetition. He asks your advice on how to make the draw claim. What should you do?
Tell him you cannot give advice
Tell him to write the move down and claim the draw before moving
Tell him to play the move and then claim the draw
Whilst you are watching a normal game of chess a player in check attempts to castle. What do you do?
Intervene only if the opponent asks
Step in and ask for another move to be played
Step in and ask for another move to be played and add two minutes to the opponent’s remaining time
Do nothing – no offence has been committed
During a normal game a player castles. His opponent correctly points out that the king is now in check. What do you do?
Award the game to the opponent
Allow the king to move a further square to get out of check
Put the king and rook back and ask the player to make a king move
Put the king and rook back and ask the player to make a legal move
Player A claims mate. Player B accepts the claim and the result is handed in. During analysis it is discovered that the final move was not mate. What do you do?
Order the game to resume from the final position with clock times set approximately as they were
Order the game to resume with reduced clock times for both players
Insist that the original score stands
Award B a win as player A had inadvertently cheated
Award a draw as both players were at fault
Record the score as a loss for both sides as both were at fault
A spectator’s phone rings during play. What action should you take?
Confiscate the phone
Ask the spectator to leave
You cannot take any action as it was not a player
As player A is about to play his last move to the time control the phone of a player on an adjacent board rings. Player A hesitates slightly before completing the move and his flag falls before he can stop the clock. As well as defaulting the player whose phone rang what else do you do?
Commiserate with Player A but confirm that his opponent has won on time
Take no action whatsoever – commiserating may antagonise the player
Give Player A some extra time due to the disturbance
Order that game to be replayed with a reduced time if necessary
Give Player A a half point and his opponent a full point
Which of the following prevent castling from taking place
At a weekend congress the players have started the game with the wrong colours. Player A realises this after 70 minutes. What should you do?
Replay the game with the full time control
Replay the game with a faster time control
Replay the game with both players having 35 minutes off their original time control
Continue the game but alter the pairing cards
Default both players for not being in place within an hour
Default the player who took the white pieces as he committed the original offence
No claim of a draw is made until after his flag has fallen. Player A has king and rook. Select the situation(s) where you would award him a draw