Hypothetical arbiter question

[Andrew Zigmond]

As per the post title this question is strictly hypothetical and has NOT occurred in any real life incident I've been privy to.

Player A and Player B are paired in a competition and we'll assume a congress. Player B has not arrived at the board at the start of play so Player A starts the clock.

Five minutes later Player B has still not arrived but Player A's phone rings and he is immediately defaulted. However Player B does not turn up within the thirty minute default time (or possibly at all). Would Player B still get the full point on the grounds that the game was concluded by a legal means or would it be a double default?

[Ian Thompson]

As per the post title this question is strictly hypothetical and has NOT occurred in any real life incident I've been privy to.

Player A and Player B are paired in a competition and we'll assume a congress. Player B has not arrived at the board at the start of play so Player A starts the clock.

Five minutes later Player B has still not arrived but Player A's phone rings and he is immediately defaulted. However Player B does not turn up within the thirty minute default time (or possibly at all). Would Player B still get the full point on the grounds that the game was concluded by a legal means or would it be a double default?

I think that would be covered by the tournament's rules. Normal practice is that you have to turn up at the playing venue on time to get a win, unless told otherwise by the arbiters (e.g. you're the player getting the bye, or your opponent has told the arbiters in advance that they won't be turning up).

[Brian Valentine]

For a game to be rated, each player must have played at least one move.