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David Heath wrote: I have checked on varous websites but cannot find these rules. Could someone point me in the right direction so that I could download them?

D. Quickplay finishes where no arbiter is present in the venue

D.1 Where games are played as in Article 10, a player may claim a draw when he has less than two minutes left on his clock and before his flag falls. This concludes the game.
He may claim on the basis:

that his opponent cannot win by normal means, and/or
that his opponent has been making no effort to win by normal means.

In a) the player must write down the final position and his opponent verify it.
In b) the player must write down the final position and submit an up to date scoresheet. The opponent shall verify both the scoresheet and the final position.
The claim shall be referred to an arbiter whose decision shall be final.

Article 10: Quickplay Finish

10.1 A ‘quickplay finish’ is the phase of a game when all the (remaining) moves must be made in a limited time.
10.2 If the player, having the move, has less than two minutes left on his clock, he may claim a draw before his flag falls. He shall summon the arbiter and may stop the clocks. (See Article 6.12.b)
a. If the arbiter agrees the opponent is making no effort to win the game by normal means, or that it is not possible to win by normal means, then he shall declare the game drawn. Otherwise he shall postpone his decision or reject the claim.
b. If the arbiter postpones his decision, the opponent may be awarded two extra minutes and the game shall continue, if possible in the presence of an arbiter. The arbiter shall declare the final result later in the game or as soon as possible after a flag has fallen. He shall declare the game drawn if he agrees that the final position cannot be won by normal means, or that the opponent was not making sufficient attempts to win by normal means.
c. If the arbiter has rejected the claim, the opponent shall be awarded two extra minutes time.
d. The decision of the arbiter shall be final relating to (a), (b) and (c).

Roger de Coverly wrote: You may need to check with the Herts County Association whether they apply these rules without local modification. The Herts rules aren't on the website.

Dan Lambourne wrote:. If you go to the new results page http://www.e2-e4.co.uk/chess-results/results.htm and login then you get access to the local rules. From memory, I do not believe there are any modifications to the 10.2 rule.

David Heath wrote:I play in the Hertfordshire League Chess League and find that I am unable to discover the precise rules of chess both for the 80 minute format and what we sometimes call the SLOW game i.e 35 moves in 75 minutes and thereafter 7 moves per extra 15 minutes.

To give an example: in the 80 minute format (sometimes called quick play) if say White's flag falls first but White has a Queen and King vs. a sole Black King this is adjudicated a DRAW despite the fact that White has run out of time. HOWEVER, there are also other situations in which the result maybe adjudged a DRAW despite running out of time. Most palyers automatically assume that if the flag falls, the other player wins.

I have checked on varous websites but cannot find these rules. Could someone point me in the right direction so that I could download them?