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
No player, however strong, no member, however large, shall stand above FIDE
Florencio Campomanes
My chess method is without formulas, without orthodox thinking. I always explain that chess is an art and that there are no definite judgments.
Lev Polugaevsky 1990 NIC
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
” Kasparov was like Samson, but his hair has been shorn (2000).”
Nathan Divinsky
“Chess is the struggle against the error.”
Johannes Zukertort