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Herbert Kruse    (2026-04-17)
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how long must i wait?


Herbert Kruse    (2026-04-24 14:42:48)
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if i lose on time until an answer, have i lost?


Thibault de Vassal    (2026-05-11 23:36:59)
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Hello Herbert, I don't remember if you sent me an email about that game... please just do it if necessary. Thanks!


Garvin Gray    (2026-05-12 05:10:48)
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I have also used call referee previously and not received a response. So the issue is not us emailing you. It is using call referee and not getting a reply


Herbert Kruse    (2026-05-12 10:26:52)
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Game 149456, request from Herbert Kruse


it has been a month now, since:

12.04.2026, 06:04 Uhr

Game 149456, request from Herbert Kruse

I Claim win, after 4 Pass


Thibault de Vassal    (2026-05-18 16:07:40)
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I see every call... There is no need to act in most cases, that's why I take some time (added to the 1 month rule when the game is decided) to answer.


Garvin Gray    (2026-05-20 05:01:42)
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Well. In the two cases mentioned above, it seems that both Herbert and I believe that there was at least a need to reply and a decision to be made.

And in our opinion, the worst decision was to 'go silent'.

If we take a similar situation in otb chess, and I imagine the same would be for go as well.

In an otb chess tournament, a player has an issue in their game, stops the clock and either raises their hand or comes over to the arbiters table to get their attention.

The arbiter would then come to the board and issue a ruling. Yes, sometimes their ruling would be to take no action, but at least the player knows that the arbiter has heard their asking for a ruling and the game proceeds.

In the two cases shown above, it seems that Herbert and I believe that we has occurred is that you have not even bothered to attend to our issue at all.

And that has left us dis-satisfied to the point where we are now having to raise it as a forum topic for everyone else to see.


Thibault de Vassal    (2026-05-25 14:21:01)
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Rule 11.5 says: "Finally, if players do not agree the result, please let the clock run out of time, a referee will confirm or correct the result later."

So yes, I can set the clocks fairly to fix a situation... It happened in some cases and it will happen again.

Maybe I should add such an example in the rules to reassure.