Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 8:30 pm
The other was a form of self adjudication. The players set the clocks to five or ten minutes and played out the position on the board
Self Allegro. I like that one, keeps the game between the players.
My one and only experience of adjudication.
1983 (there abouts)
18:45 knock at door and told by Chris Donkin of the Wandering Dragons I am playing in Stirling (30 odd miles away) clocks start 19:30.
(I never even knew the Dragons had a team in the Central Scottish League) but a game is a game and off we went.
Get there, playing Max Thornton. Position becomes very interesting and I can see all kinds of tricks and traps.
I sac a piece around move 33. Position has boiled up, mates and swindles galore, opponent in time trouble.
He resigns!
Only it's not a resignation, he has stopped clocks because in the Central League they adjudicate their games at move 36.
'Sorry Geoff, forget to tell you.' says Chris Donkin.
If I had known that I would not have tried to swindle a win taking an odds on gamble at few moves earlier.
When I heard that Roddy McKay adjudicated the games and although I knew he would recognise all the play I got for
the piece he would have to give an honest, genuine (and correct) result. I lost.
Interesting car ride going home, everyone thought this was hilarious.
Next Year, me v Max again. Now I know the rules, In the game I'm better when I suddenly see a mate in 3 or 4
and the mating move is on move 36! Perfect. OOPS! I resigned on move 36!
Interesting car ride going home, everyone thought this was hilarious.