Olympiad Regulations - considerable renewals

[Roger de Coverly]

A summary with a poor translation appears at

http://dresden2008.de/english/index.php ... &Itemid=35

We will have considerable renewals regarding the regulations in the 2008 Olympiad in Dresden,

The exact detail of the regulations is elusive

From the summary it would appear:-

no draws before move 30.
you have to be at the board before the starting time.

I don't know if there's a proposal on the FIDE table to add these to the laws of chess (as distinct from specific competition regulations). If so, you would hope that the ECF would oppose a universal change as being inappropriate for amateur chess.

[Greg Breed]

you have to be at the board before the starting time.

I don't know if there's a proposal on the FIDE table to add these to the laws of chess (as distinct from specific competition regulations). If so, you would hope that the ECF would oppose a universal change as being inappropriate for amateur chess.

This would be a disaster for amateur chess and would completely undermine the default rule currently in place for latecomers. I hope, if it does become enforced, it only comes into use for competitions and then only certain types like big FIDE events or something...

[Stewart Reuben]

The normal default time in the FIDE Laws of Chess will probably become 15 minutes. But, have no fear, it will still remain up to the organising committee of the particular event. From 0-60 minutes will still depend on the event.
The no draws in less than 30 moves unless there is repetition will not work well for a team event. This is often now known as Gibraltar rules. But in Gib there is the possibility of the arbiter or his representative (usually me) allowing an agreement. There were no arguments this year. But a subjective decision like this would not wok well for a huge event like the Olympiads.
FIDE often make pronouncements about such rules with no right to do so. Whether they will attempt to enforce those two, we will have no idea until the actual event in Dresden.
I am off to Roumania next week for a biggish international where there will be no draws for pairings or prize money. The winner will score 3 and loser 0. If drawn an Armagedon game will be played. Winner 2 and loser 1. If that game is drawn, black is adjudged the winner. This was my idea while cleaning my teeth in Roumania last year. Will it solve more problems than it causes? Only time can tell. I later learnt that it is the system used in ice hockey in the US and some football events in Europe.
Stewart Reuben