A lesson from the 4th team's away match against East Grinstead a few weeks ago. Stuart, our 3rd board player, arrived late because of delayed trains. His opponent had, rightly, started his clock when the other matches started. Stuart arrived around 30 minutes late prepared to play but his opponent refused to play, claiming a default. However, the rules state that the game can be played if a player turns up up to 45 minutes after the start of the game.
We lost 2.5 - 1.5 on the night, but the default has been turned around, so in the end we have a draw!
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