What to put in Room 101?

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Items for Room 101

Adjournment
11
12%
Adjudication
14
16%
The Clarke Rating System
4
4%
Abuse of FIDE Rule 10.2
6
7%
Annoying juniors who J'adoube every move
11
12%
Use of scorebooks
5
6%
Eating at the board
12
13%
High entry fees coupled with rubbish prize funds
6
7%
Cramped playing conditions
15
17%
Analogue clocks
6
7%
 
Total votes: 90
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Greg Breed
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Re: What to put in Room 101?

Post by Greg Breed » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:20 pm

Gavin Strachan wrote:How about losing won positions - i have achieved several "blunder norms".
I hate it when that happens. Still, it always works both ways. The amount of times I could have played my opponents side of the board for them to beat me and been let off with a draw, or sometimes even a win, compensates for those times when I do the same thing they do...
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Re: What to put in Room 101?

Post by JustinHorton » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:17 am

Personally I take no notice of prize funds whatsoever, on the grounds that I'm extremely unlikely to win any prizes....
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Re: What to put in Room 101?

Post by Stewart Reuben » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:53 pm

12.6 of the Laws of chess: It is forbidden to distract or annoy the opponent in any manner whatsoever.
But my opponents do it all the time by playing better moves than me. Why are they never defaulted?
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