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

[andrew buchanan]

Hi,

I posed this question a few years ago to International Arbiter Guert Gijssen on
his monthly chesscafe column.

Here was his response:
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/geurt59.pdf

In summary, he said he would think about changing the rules if anyone could
supply him with real life examples of this happening! :-)

Cheers,
Andrew.


--- "Rol, Guus" <G.A.Rol at umcutrecht.nl> wrote:


> I agree with Joost that FIDE rules are clear on this. Interesting to

> note though is the relation to dead positions. Deadness is only assigned

> to positions where neither side can win and therefore draw is the only

> outcome. Why not declare a position equally dead when a white or black

> win is unavoidable? In the abstract world of composition such an

> approach would only be natural. The answer is simple though. This is not

> actually a chess game rule but a chess game management rule. Its purpose

> is to prevent abuse of the time clock by drawing out games until some

> flag falls. Such management measures are unnecessary when mate is in

> sight. But, if a 'win'-extension to the dead position rule was ever

> included, all selfmates would be half a move shorter :-)

> 

> Guus Rol. 

> 

> 

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----

> Van: retros-bounces at janko.at [mailto:retros-bounces at janko.at] Namens

> Joost de Heer

> Verzonden: woensdag 10 oktober 2007 0:31

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> Onderwerp: Re: [Retros] Is it always right to loose because time?

> 

> 

> 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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