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På Chessdom går det att läsa att en del av deltagarna, 110 av 564, har undertecknat ett brev till arrangören av Individuella-EM som spelas i Rijeka i Kroatien för att försöka få en ändring till stånd angående bestämmelserna om att det är förlust av partiet om spelaren inte är på plats när ronden startar. De vill få möjlighet att komma upp till 30 minuter efter rondstart. 

Petition from chess players at the 11th EICC in Rijeka
The zero default time questioned again
Report by Chessdom

The participants of the European Individual Men and Women’s Chess Championsh in Rijeka have submitted a petition to the Organizing committee and the ECU President Boris Kutin in which they request changing the delay tolerance from 0 to 30 minutes. They require this measurement to be valid from the 4th round. The petition was signed by 110 participants.

Due to request, on the behalf of Organizing committee, the president of the Executive Committee Damir Vrhovnik said: “The organizers are trying to do their best for the sake of our players. In accordance to that, on the behalf of Organizing committee and myself, I support the participants’ request. However, this question is under the European Chess Union’ jurisdiction and therefore, they are the ones who must make the decision“.