<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I don't have my rulebook, so I can't quote it exactly but I believe the rule is that a player can request a TD to keep score or count moves provided:</DIV>
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<DIV>1) Either player has less than five minutes in a sudden-death time control (TDs can't help a player keep score to claim a win on time in a 40/2 time control, and players are expected to keep score until at least one player has less than five minutes left)</DIV>
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<DIV>and</DIV>
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<DIV>2) Either player may use the TDs scoresheet to claim a draw (the TD is keeping score for both players since neither one has to keep score. Normally you can 'protect' your scoresheet from being seen or used by your opponent, but since you are not the one who is keeping score any longer, this rule is waived.</DIV>
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<DIV>Klaus Johnson</DIV></td></tr></table><br>