Tonopah
In my last post I gave you a sneak preview of one of the games in Tonopah. The other one is even more exciting. Both games after the break..
Warning: Do not attempt to learn anything from these games, they are for entertainment purposes only, DO NOT TRY TO PLAY LIKE THIS!
So the conclusion to the first game must be explained, as the final position is certainly not drawn. Around the 85th or 90th move I had 6 and a half minutes on my clock and my phone rang. I quickly turned off the ringer in my pocket and everything continued as normal. Then the TD (who was from the south) waved his hand in the air motioning 5 at me. I could not understand him. Then he said I had to take 5 minutes off my clock. I got up and disagreed with him that they did not provide adequate warning for such a rule and that if he had stated this rule in advance my phone would have been off (it pays to know the rules sometimes). Unfortunately at this time the captain of our team and National TD Jerry Weikel was out of the room so he could not back me up and the director took 5 minutes off my clock which left me with 90 seconds and left me extremely distressed. I ended up allowing myself to get mated unnecessarily and walked out without losing the game, my clock expired. Then when I got back I told Jerry what had happened and in a lengthy arbitration with the other team we agreed on a draw for the game. The rule should not have been enforced so I did not feel like the result of the game was fair. It was controversial for sure.
The second game features a very provocative move that is more like a bluff than anything else. It is not actually sound but it is so amazing to look at I think that it caught my opponent by surprise. Actually it has been played 3 times in my database and won 2/3.
Anyways it was an interesting experience going to Tonopah, I could have played a lot better but that's a different story.
Warning: Do not attempt to learn anything from these games, they are for entertainment purposes only, DO NOT TRY TO PLAY LIKE THIS!
So the conclusion to the first game must be explained, as the final position is certainly not drawn. Around the 85th or 90th move I had 6 and a half minutes on my clock and my phone rang. I quickly turned off the ringer in my pocket and everything continued as normal. Then the TD (who was from the south) waved his hand in the air motioning 5 at me. I could not understand him. Then he said I had to take 5 minutes off my clock. I got up and disagreed with him that they did not provide adequate warning for such a rule and that if he had stated this rule in advance my phone would have been off (it pays to know the rules sometimes). Unfortunately at this time the captain of our team and National TD Jerry Weikel was out of the room so he could not back me up and the director took 5 minutes off my clock which left me with 90 seconds and left me extremely distressed. I ended up allowing myself to get mated unnecessarily and walked out without losing the game, my clock expired. Then when I got back I told Jerry what had happened and in a lengthy arbitration with the other team we agreed on a draw for the game. The rule should not have been enforced so I did not feel like the result of the game was fair. It was controversial for sure.
The second game features a very provocative move that is more like a bluff than anything else. It is not actually sound but it is so amazing to look at I think that it caught my opponent by surprise. Actually it has been played 3 times in my database and won 2/3.
Anyways it was an interesting experience going to Tonopah, I could have played a lot better but that's a different story.
I played in a FIDE rated tournament this summer, and they made it very clear that they were using the FIDE rule which is forfeit for any ringing cell phone.
I just assume there's going to be a penalty and leave the phone on vibrate. I think you were fortunate that they compromised on the ruling and made the game a draw.
At some point I think there will be a standard cell phone penalty, and no announcement will be needed.
Wild game, BTW
while this may seem draconian, it actually works pretty well as all players largely abide by this rule.
very nice game btw. great effort in holding the draw. well done.
I understand that perhaps cell phones can be distracting and if everyone was getting calls in a large tournament that would cause major disruptions but that is NEVER the case and I think they have blown the whole thing out of proportion. I should also mention that there was a rock band practicing in the room next door that we could hear very clearly through the wall and it was much louder than my phone. Even half my time would have been fair, if I had been under 5 minutes the director said he would take half my time, but with 6:30 he took the full 5 minutes. It was just a silly situation altogether, my opponent hadn't made progress in 20 moves I don't understand why the game was still going.
polly, will, tanc - if it is a matter of cheating then i agree with the forfeit rule but in all honesty that is a ridiculous penalty if funny business is not involved. we don't forfeit people for sneezing or making other minor disruptions, it is very excessive and i am glad that it is not the rule in the united states. i would never bring my phone to a tournament if that rule was in place.
chessaholic - i'm not sure if i've ever played a game this long either. it was really a tough fight.