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What is the minimum increment needed with each move to ensure players must record every move?
1. 10 Seconds
2. 20 Seconds
3. 30 Seconds
4. 40 Seconds
5. 50 Seconds
6. 1 Minute
A player, intending to move his queen, knocks over his bishop before he can reach his queen. The opponent immediately insists that the bishop should be moved. What is your decision?
1. Make the player move the bishop
2. Make the player move the queen
3. Allow the player to move any piece
Which of the following permanently prevents castling?
1. The king is in check
2. The king has moved
3. A rook has moved
4. The rook involved has moved
5. The king would cross a square that is attacked
6. The rook involved is attacked
A player who was short of time has just made the time control. Whilst his opponent is thinking about replying the player 'borrows' his scoresheet to get his own up to date. The opponent objects. What do you do?
1. Insist that the scoresheet is handed over. It is the property of the organiser.
2. Tell the player to wait until his own clock is running
3. Tell the player to wait until the end of the game but to start recording from the current move
During a game you spot that the low battery warning is now showing on a digital clock. It was not showing at the start of play.
What should you do?
1. Change the batteries immediately, apologising to the players for the disturbance.
2. Wait until one player has moved and then halt the game until the batteries can be changed.
3. Stay near the board until the game is finished recording the clock times after every move.
4. Change the batteries before the next round.
In a normal game, Black has just played the pawn from e6 to e5. White attempts to capture en passant. You see this. What is your best course of action?
1. Do nothing as nothing illegal has happened
2. Do nothing as the opponent hasn't complained
3. Before White has pressed his clock you stop the game and store the position and insist White makes a legal move
4. Wait until White has pressed the clock and then intervene
How long does a player have to decide if he should accept a draw offer?
1. As long as he wants provided he does not exceed his time allocation
2. 2 minutes
3. He must decide immediately
4. 5 minutes
A player correctly claims that the last move he completed was the 50th without a piece being taken or a pawn moved. He claims a draw. What is your decision?
1. Award the draw
2. Reject the claim as you are not sure how many moves have been played
3. Check if the claim is correct by playing through the game
4. Reject the claim as it is not the players move

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