For the second question, if there are Q vs Q and no pawns, he will easily earn a draw by threefold repetition. In blitz, there is no threefold repetition (beceause the moves are not written down) so if you have more time, try to avoid the draw, and try to win on time. And it looks to me that even here in chess.com there is no threefold repetition in blitz games.
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Thank you ThrillerFan for the note, I know that they say they give no refunds but if I pay with paypal, I can have the charge reversed. I am glad I have not had to do so. This chip eating thing was not at the world open. It was another big tournament though, either the North American or the National open, I cant recall which. I am very familiar with the Continental chess asso. and their rules. Your "not true" statement about what I said is incorrect. I can and will reverse the charge on my credit card if I have too! again to date I have not had to take extreme measures.
thank you Thrillerfan for the double click reminder, trying to remedy it, just relax!
Mar 14, 2013
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I doubt you can just reverse any PayPal payment willy nilly. They will cash it before the event, not after it. Otherwise, I could go to an online store, use paypal to get $2000 in items, have them shipped, then reverse the order, go to another online store, get $2000 in items, and do the same thing. Granted, each store would bar my online account at that point, but still, I do that at 50 online stores and I got $100,000 in merchandise for nothing.
There I'm sure is a point where it's not reversible, and for these tournaments, it would be when you start round 1.
If I am playing Susan Polgar, she can eat chips if she wants, she is stunning!
thrillerfan, you can in fact reverse your charges but they have the option of coming against you for the charges, if you do so intentionally to obtain products or services for free, they may come against you with criminal fraud charges. You have alot to learn about credit card charges thrillerfan
just relax thrillerfan, you will be ok! lol!
Mar 14, 2013
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#49
Ok, so then Continental Chess files a lawsuit against you! Fraud isn't just commercial goods and merchandise! :-)
Mar 14, 2013
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xxvalakixx wrote:
And it looks to me that even here in chess.com there is no threefold repetition in blitz games.
Sure there is. You just need to click on the "claim draw" button.
Thrillerfan, I am dropping the discussion about the credit card thing. its pointless, please grow up thrillerfan, we are talking about tournament rules and conditions, not debating about lawsuits. if you dont have anything positive to say about my posts, dont say anything, stop being so childish.
Mar 14, 2013
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fischeriii wrote:
Thrillerfan, I am dropping the discussion about the credit card thing. its pointless, please grow up thrillerfan, we are talking about tournament rules and conditions, not debating about lawsuits. if you dont have anything positive to say about my posts, dont say anything, stop being so childish.
Excuse you! You brought up the whole thing about trying to claim money back. Just like in another post, half the stuff you say is dumb anyway. What are you? 5? Or is that your IQ instead of your age?
Mar 14, 2013
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Here's a variation on the OP's question: what if you are using your clock, which you know is touchy, and the clock doesn't switch sides when your opponent hits it? (I lost a few crucial minutes in a tournament this way, but I don't know whether my opponent noticed that my clock was ticking on his move.)
In case your time continues to go down after you've hit the clock, shouldn't you hit it again? Technically your turn shouldn't be over I think.
Mar 14, 2013
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Yes, I did hit the clock again when I realized that my time was still running.
LJM_III wrote:
Here's a variation on the OP's question: what if you are using your clock, which you know is touchy, and the clock doesn't switch sides when your opponent hits it? (I lost a few crucial minutes in a tournament this way, but I don't know whether my opponent noticed that my clock was ticking on his move.)
Just watch any clocks you're unfamiliar with the first few moves of a game. I see some players double tapping the clock and checking their timer has stopped. If you think it's a bit faulty you can request a different clock from the TD (they usually have or can find replacement clocks if you/your opponent didn't bring one).
Once, I played in a tournament where my opponent's clock wasn't wound, and I was down to 15 minutes (1 hour time control) before the TD noticed.
fischeriii schreef:
I remember one local tournament where I won by the 50 move rule which my opponent was not aware of.
That one is new to me too!
Check out USCF (or whatever the tournament is) rules. It's good to read them because you may notice some things you haven't thought about. Otherwise you may break some rule you don't know, or do things in your opponents' favor that you're not supposed to do. If you're serious about chess to the extent of playing in official tournaments, make sure you're prepared not only in terms of chess skills, but with regulations knowledge too.