OFB-9

I would like to draw the organizers' attention to certain aspects of the game that become particularly noticeable when playing against foreign players. Neither in the official rules nor in other tournaments is the system of saving the game clearly defined, which leads to many misunderstandings. While these issues can be quickly discussed and compromises found with Russian-speaking players, communication through Google Translate presents many problems. I was playing against HeroLvi, and on turn 124, I received a message that he had saved the game ("i save"). The opponent did not indicate the timer time, and I didn't check it either, as I wasn't warned about the save beforehand. We started playing from the save, and I wrote, "Give me 4-5 minutes to remember, and let's go" (because the opponent was making moves quickly, and I estimated that his turn would take about 4-5 minutes). After 1-2 minutes, the opponent wrote something in English in the game (I believe this shouldn't be allowed, as I can't translate it without knowing English). I assumed he was writing something like, "Let me know when you're ready," so I wrote "ok," and immediately after, I received my turn, and the opponent gained an extra 2-3 minutes. The second save was done in the same way as the first, at the end of his turn, with the turn being passed, and without warning, and again without indicating the timer time. This time, it was turn 137, the end of his turn. If the opponent had accumulated an hour of time by the middle of week 3, now his turns are long, and he chooses the time. Plus, during his turn, I stepped away, so I don't even have a rough idea of his timer. Before continuing the game, I wrote that the next save would be mine!!! I started from my save without trying to remember anything, as I didn't want to add another 15-20 minutes to his timer. The next save was an exact copy of the previous ones, without warning, at the end of the opponent's turn, with the turn being passed, and without indicating the timer. Again, I was forced to start from my save. After 2 turns, the opponent disconnected during his turn, about 2-3 minutes after the start of his turn. I started to find out what had happened. Since the opponent wrote that it was a disconnect, I came to the conclusion that, yes, it's possible that the game registered that I had disconnected and gave him the opportunity to save. We continued from his save. After another 3-4 minutes of his turn, there was another disconnect. I've never seen anything like this before; the game disappeared from my screen. The opponent wrote, "Join," and I realized that the opponent, who had about 15-20 minutes left on his timer, was getting another bonus (2-3+3-4 minutes), so I wrote, "You join me, because with each save, you get extra time." It's better for him to just take the whole turn than to get a time bonus. Of course, explaining that he should pass me the turn for a save (for verification after the game) in case the opponent disconnects or incorrectly sets up his hero is impossible. After my persistent desire to continue the game from my save, the opponent disappeared, although I wrote to him, saying something like, "If you don't understand something, ask questions." Well, that's the situation. In my opinion, it would be good for the organizers to clearly define the system of saving the game; this would be useful for everyone, especially for foreign players.