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OT: Chess clock rules

Authored by: NilsR on Saturday, May 12 2012 @ 07:01 PM EDT

From the world chess federation FIDE handbook:

6.12
a. If the game needs to be interrupted, the arbiter shall stop the clocks.
b. A player may stop the clocks only in order to seek the arbiter’s assistance, for example when promotion has taken place and the piece required is not available.
c. The arbiter shall decide when the game is to be restarted in either case.
d. If a player stops the clocks in order to seek the arbiter’s assistance, the arbiter shall determine if the player had any valid reason for doing so. If it is obvious that the player had no valid reason for stopping the clocks, the player shall be penalised according to Article 13.4.

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NilsR

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It's like scorekeeping in baseball.

Authored by: ais523 on Saturday, May 12 2012 @ 07:07 PM EDT

Only when the game ends, or while the amount of time on the clocks is being
adjusted, IIRC. (Some things, like playing illegal moves, give the opponent some
extra time on the clock, so you can't gain an advantage from distracting your
opponent with illegal moves while they're in time pressure.) It doesn't really
matter, though; the chess clocks need to have a stopped position for the
practical reason of preventing their clockwork winding down when they're stored
in the cupboard between matches. (Some chess clocks have a switch on the back to
stop them; most stop when you press both player's buttons simultaneously with
about the same force, though. It can take a bit of experimentation to stop one
quickly and correctly if you don't have experience, which could be one of the
reasons they aren't used in the court room. The ticking noise might be another.)

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