Not really, if black has even a single pawn left then black wins on time since technically black can win if white plays really bad moves.
If your opponents clock runs out in blitz, and you have no material to win its a Draw?
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rlian3 wrote:
Actually that doesn't directly answer your question, if white doesn't time out then white is able to force a win. So by running out of time you draw at best (assuming no mating material) and can still lose the game.
Not really, if black has even a single pawn left then black wins on time since technically black can win if white plays really bad moves.
Ah.. it makes sense. I don't know why I wasn't aware of it until now. Thanks for the reply.
Disregarding the clock, the outcome of the position I see above is either white mates, or it is drawn by white losing his queen (KvK), repetition, stalemate, 50 move rule (or draw by agreement I guess, lol). So I can see the current rule but I always played if your flag drops you lose.
So I have a question - how do the guys that hustle blitz in central park in NY play? Do they use the insufficient material rule or flag drops = lose rule?
EyeKnows wrote:
Disregarding the clock, the outcome of the position I see above is either white mates, or it is drawn by white losing his queen (KvK), repetition, stalemate, 50 move rule (or draw by agreement I guess, lol).
Or a win for White if Black resigns.
Or no outcome if the game is not played with clocks and Black refuses to resign but also refuses to make a move (or White refuses to make a move to win).
Or no outcome if the game is adjourned.
Or no outcome if the board gets destroyed by a tornado or some other natural forces (for an over-the-board game) or both computers/phones/tablets' electrical energies have been depleted (for an online game).
Or a loss for White by White resigning the game - as far as I understand it, resignation is a loss for the player resigning (even if the losing side cannot launch checkmate to the winning side by any possible series of legal moves). I only learned this last month from other fellow Chess.com players (I had initially thought that if White resigned in the position above, the game would be drawn).
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USCF Rule 14E says even if the clock expires, it's a draw if the player with time on the clock doesn't have sufficient material. If the player with time has B or N or 2N's, it's a draw unless he can demonstrate a forced win.
I assume that's the same for chess.com and FIDE.
MickinMD wrote:
USCF Rule 14E says even if the clock expires, it's a draw if the player with time on the clock doesn't have sufficient material. If the player with time has B or N or 2N's, it's a draw unless he can demonstrate a forced win.
I assume that's the same for chess.com and FIDE.
Good to know. I was unaware. Thanks.
Kind of makes the clock irrelevant, no?