Editing Rules of chess (section)

==Customizations in tournament play==
Under FIDE's Laws of Chess, tournament organizers have the option to parameterize some rules to fit their events. This flexibility covers time controls for standard, rapid, and blitz chess,{{sfn|FIDE|2023|loc=articles A.1 and B.1}} and setting the 'default time' - the period before a player forfeits for being late, which is zero unless otherwise specified.{{sfn|FIDE|2023|loc=article 6.7}} Additionally, measures can be introduced to discourage players from [[Draw by agreement#Steps taken to discourage draws or short draws|agreeing to short draws]]. One such case was the "no drawing or resigning during the first 30 moves" rule used at the [[London Chess Classic#2009 Classic: 8–15 December|2009 London Chess Classic]].<ref>pages W1 and W2 of "Weekend" supplement of the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' newspaper for 21 November 2009</ref>{{sfn|FIDE|2023|loc=article 9.1.1}}