start d clock!!

Dude... just start the bloody clock, like we did when I played in HIGH SCHOOL.

FIDE can be pretty damned retarded at times...

Just start the clock,

Soo much easier

plus its what we have been doing for so long!

it seems unanimous, yet the geniuses in charge at FIDE can't figure it out. why does FIDE have so many staff members anyways?

I am an on time to early type of person. I agree with Webhead if the person isn't there on time just start the clock.

zero tolerance is stupid rule-why is clock on the desk?

@ Demetrios18.

Surely you're joking?!!! Not a single active GM on this planet is weak.  In fact, no one who has achieved any level of mastery is weak.  That's a horrible statement and it's simply false!

After the first 15 minutes, the missing player losses a pawn, randomly chosen.

Every 15 minutes thereafter, any randomly chosen piece is removed (except the King).

If Kf2 then Re2+ and Nf4+.  No matter what he loses his queen.

I am of the same opinion. Starting the clock is the best rule.

Zero tolerance is horrible. There are a lot of ways someone can get late to the game that arent the players fault (example:like searching for the place for the 1st round of a tournament in a city you´ve never been before, sometimes is hard to find the place).

And it doesnt make much sense, the objective should be to make people play, not to make people winning/losing because of a rule. Things are to be decided on a board, not outside it.

The knight will take the queen anyway, it's a double threat.

in the second game on the second to last move, why didnt he move his king up to the left?

The tourney director can start the clock if they are white if you are ,play your move and hit the clock ...nuff said

For USCF games, we just start the clock because its their punctuality is their responsibility.  You sometimes get lucky because the opposing person doesn't have a clock and can't start without you.

grab a beer and chill

damned cats!

I agree, give them an hour.  If they are not there by then call the default

start the clock. its less petty.

I agree, zero tolerance is kind of silly. If a player arrives late, it's their own fault. They know they should be at the board to play. So, start the clock and see if they arrive.