Can I get some love here ?

[Chess Ref]

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

it sounds like a solid call.

your partner may have been a more upset that you called an IF in his primary and he had nada, thought it made him look bad?

That didn't seem to be the issue. The players involved came from my primary. The call was made in the grey area.

[NYBLUE]

A tough call to make but I believe you made the right call.

[Da Official]

Originally Posted by NYBLUE

A tough call to make but I believe you made the right call.

This is not "a tough call to make". It's an easy call to make if we have read and understood the rule book on Intentional Fouls.

Why are so many officials afraid to call Intentional Fouls???

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Da Official

This is not "a tough call to make". It's an easy call to make if we have read and understood the rule book on Intentional Fouls.

Why are so many officials afraid to call Intentional Fouls???

Concur. The way I see it here is:

The less experienced the official and lower the level of play, the more likely you are to see the foul and less likely you are to see the ref make the call. The more experienced the official, the more likely it is to see the call at the lower level.....

At the upper levels, the call is probably made more often by the officials if it occurs - but these players "know how to foul better" and avoid that type of foul. JMO