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Hi Guys, i notice each time my opponents still has only his King left and time is up, it’s a draw while when i have the King left and time’s up, it’s loss for me. This is driving me crazy. Any thoughts?
'6.9 Except where one of Articles 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3 applies, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in the allotted time, the game is lost by that 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.'
https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023
Mar 16, 2024
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mariow85 wrote:
Hi Guys, i notice each time my opponents still has only his King left and time is up, it’s a draw while when i have the King left and time’s up, it’s loss for me. This is driving me crazy. Any thoughts?
It depends on who runs out of time.
If the player with only the king left runs out of time, it's a loss unless their opponent doesn't have significant material to mate which is a draw
https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8557986-my-opponent-ran-out-of-time-why-was-it-a-draw
If the player with only a king has time left and the opponent runs out of time, it's a draw