[Retros] Is it always right to loose because time?

[Andrej Jakobcic]

No, what Joost talk about is (probably) dead position, but this is not the
case.

White loose game!

Andrej


2007/10/10, Joost de Heer <joost at sanguis.xs4all.nl>:

>

> Franco wrote:

> > Hi friends,

> > let us suppose that after his flag's fall the player

> > shows to the arbiter that the only legal move

> > he had just was checkmate.

> > As example:

> > 1k6-ppp5-8-KP6-P7-8-Q2r4-4b3

> >

> > W plays Qg8 and then B flag just fall before he can move.

> > The only move he could do is just:  Rd8 mate!

> > The Question is: is it right that Black looses that game

> > because time?

> > I think no. I think Black is the winner.

>

> 6.10

>

> Except where Articles 5.1 or one of the Articles 5.2 (a), (b) and (c)

> apply, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in

> the allotted time, the game is lost by the player. However, the game is

> drawn, if the position is such that the opponent cannot checkmate the

> player`s king by any possible series of legal moves, even with the most

> unskilled counterplay.

>

> This is the case, so the game is drawn.

>

> Joost

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