16-10-2014, 07:28 AM
Phil Thomas Wrote:So the player making the claim can request 5 seconds per move to finish the game. The arbiter does not have to agree to the request. In my personal experience, since the rule was modified, (on July 1st this year) no player has yet requested the extra 5 seconds per move.
I have had 4 already this year in tournaments
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