Who decides on which side of the board the clock is placed?
White
Black
Arbiter
A player wishes to promote to a queen but cannot see another one. Which of the following is/are acceptable?
A player has stopped his clock and asked for another queen. You fetch one and restart the clock. The player then promotes to a rook. What do you do?
Nothing the player is allowed to change his mind until the piece touches the board
Insist that the player promotes to a queen
Penalise the player for wasting time
A player complains that an opponent has first touched one piece and then moved another. What do you do?
Nothing, there were no witnesses
Ask the opponent. If he denies it allow play to continue
Insist that the player move the other piece
A player has injured the hand with which he writes. What action should you take?
Insist that the player records using his other hand.
Allow the player not to record with no penalty.
Allow the player not to record but reduce his time by a few minutes
Allow the player not to record but reduce his time by a significant amount
Refuse to allow him to play
A player has offered his opponent a draw 5 times in the last eight moves. What action do you take?
None - he is allowed to offer draws and provided it is done legally you cannot take action
Point out that he should wait until the opponent asks having had an offer rejected
Warn the player about distracting his opponent
Warn the player and give the opponent two minutes extra time
A player has claimed a draw in the last two minutes. What actions are open to you?
Both flags are down at the end of a game before it is noticed. What is your decision?
White loses
Black loses
The game is a draw
Both players lose
Count the points and give the win to the player with the most pieces
At the first time control both flags are down and it cannot be established which fell first. Neither player has made the required number of moves. What do you do?
Double default - neither player has made the time control
Draw - both players take responsibility for failing to spot the flag fall
Order the game to continue
An obviously drunken player has fallen asleep at the board. What action do you take?
Waken him and disqualify him
Award the game to his opponent but leave the player if he is not disturbing anyone
Leave him, but tell the opponent he must wait until he has won on time