Originally Posted by
Pierre Dénommée
I agree. The fee is mainly there to discourage frivolous appeal. The last time that I have been on a local Appeal Committee, we did hear an Appeal from a player who claimed that he has made 40 moves in 2 hours but that he just didn't have time to press his clock, so he cannot loose on time because he has made 40 moves in 2 hours as required by the rules of the event. Off course, the rules of the event clearly stated that the player must complete 40 moves in 2 hours, not make 40 moves in 2 hours. The Frivolous Appeal was quickly dismissed. This is the kind of case that we do not want to go to the NAC.