Up to the 1990s, games not finished within a specified time period were adjudicated by a strong player who determines the outcome of the game.
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Quotes of the Day
Carlsen: “I ran out of steam towards the end but fortunately I played better than he did”
Magnus Carlsen 2017
What am I doing in this pool of piranhas?
Nigel Short 2017
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else!
Boris Spassky
Despite the ugliness of his decline, Bobby Fischer deserves to be remembered for the great things he did for chess and for his immortal games.
Garry Kasparov 2004
You can’t look too annoyed or they’ll look for the mistake you’ve made. A lot of the time it’s about looking for these opportunities and if you give them a clue, the good players will find it.
Magnus Carlsen 2016