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medic101

guys thanks for the support but seriously in a real match wouldnt the arbiter say its a draw cause u can never win with a knight and king right?

erik

but there are two black pawns - that can impact.

Scarblac
jamesmok wrote:

guys thanks for the support but seriously in a real match wouldnt the arbiter say its a draw cause u can never win with a knight and king right?


In a real match, the arbiter would say you lost because you overstepped the time limit. Perhaps it is time you read the rules...

TheOldReb

If even a " help mate " is possible the arbiter will rule that you lose if your time runs out. I had a game once in which I was a pawn up in a bishops of opposite color ending, we both had several pawns but the ending was completely drawn. My flag fell and I tried to claim a draw but the arbiter ruled that I lost even though I could have drawn the position against Kasparov !  I was not too happy about this but I learned a valuable lesson.

medic101
Scarblac wrote:
jamesmok wrote:

guys thanks for the support but seriously in a real match wouldnt the arbiter say its a draw cause u can never win with a knight and king right?


In a real match, the arbiter would say you lost because you overstepped the time limit. Perhaps it is time you read the rules...


 yeah but in a tournament my opponent had knight and i had king and i lost tme but arbiter ruled draw

medic101
checkers_genius wrote:

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 nup australia mum told me never to give away info im 14 sh....

kokakola

 yeah but in a tournament my opponent had knight and i had king and i lost tme but arbiter ruled draw


There's no theoretical way to mate with a lone knight without pawns on any side, that's why it's a draw. If your opponent had a knight and you had a pawn, a mate would be theoretically possible and therefore you would have lost.

medic101
kokakola wrote:

 yeah but in a tournament my opponent had knight and i had king and i lost tme but arbiter ruled draw


There's no theoretical way to mate with a lone knight without pawns on any side, that's why it's a draw. If your opponent had a knight and you had a pawn, a mate would be theoretically possible and therefore you would have lost.


 thats what im trying to say that was the position i had (above) but the result said i lost on livechess

Scarblac

You're not listening.

K+N vs K = draw, because mate isn't possible.

K+N vs K+2 pawns = loss on time, because mate is still possible.

marvellosity
erik wrote:

but there are two black pawns - that can impact.


Erik: in the example with knight on one side and two pawns on the other, whoever loses on time would actually lose, yes. But when it's one side having a K+Q and the other just K, if the K+Q lost on time it should be a draw.

medic101

Hi guys sorry but i dont understand u scab i meant balck was going up not down so h2 is impossible!!!!!!!