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Could top players avoid a loss?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 2:26 am
by Joey Stewart
I've started to notice that, more then ever before, the arbiters rush the board the moment a game finishes desperately trying to get players to sign their scoresheets - is this part of some sort of legally binding contract where the game is only valid once both players have signed, and more importantly what if someone just said nah I'm not putting my name to that loss and refused would the game then be declared void without a signature?
Re: Could top players avoid a loss?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 9:09 am
by LawrenceCooper
Joey Stewart wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 2:26 am
I've started to notice that, more then ever before, the arbiters rush the board the moment a game finishes desperately trying to get players to sign their scoresheets - is this part of some sort of legally binding contract where the game is only valid once both players have signed, and more importantly what if someone just said nah I'm not putting my name to that loss and refused would the game then be declared void without a signature?
No and no.
Re: Could top players avoid a loss?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:19 am
by John Upham
Joey Stewart wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 2:26 am
I've started to notice that, more then ever before, the arbiters rush the board the moment a game finishes desperately trying to get players to sign their scoresheets - is this part of some sort of legally binding contract where the game is only valid once both players have signed, and more importantly what if someone just said nah I'm not putting my name to that loss and refused would the game then be declared void without a signature?
"desperately" ?, and, I agree with Loz.
Nothing to see here.
Was the time of "day" of your posting an explanation for its content?
Re: Could top players avoid a loss?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:51 am
by LawrenceCooper
John Upham wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:19 am
Joey Stewart wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 2:26 am
I've started to notice that, more then ever before, the arbiters rush the board the moment a game finishes desperately trying to get players to sign their scoresheets - is this part of some sort of legally binding contract where the game is only valid once both players have signed, and more importantly what if someone just said nah I'm not putting my name to that loss and refused would the game then be declared void without a signature?
"desperately" ?, and, I agree with Loz.
Nothing to see here.
Was the time of "day" of your posting an explanation for its content?
I could have added that if it's a huge event without DGT boards and the players can't agree on a result (and maybe even the moves played) that it could cause the arbiters a problem but that would be the exception rather than the norm.