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liambailey3
Oct 30, 2012
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Scottrf
Oct 30, 2012
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#2

You could have won, if you didn't run out of time....

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rooperi
Oct 30, 2012
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#3

And you could have lost, if your opponent had even 1 pawn

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parallaxx
Oct 30, 2012
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A theoretical question: what would hapen if White ran out of time in the following position? Theoretically, he hasn´t got enough material to mate; practically, he´s got mate in 1. What would the computer´s decision be?



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liambailey3
Oct 30, 2012
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#5

Yes I understand now. Thank you.

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FancyKnight
Oct 30, 2012
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@parallax if white ran out of time it's a draw, since black has only a king. If black ran out of time white wins. Even if it wasn't mate in 1 and the knights were far away from the black king, white will win. It may be a draw, but it is still possible for white to mate if black plays badly.