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butcher46

Hi to chess , com ...an opponent had 3 pawns a knight and a king And when his time ran out you call it a draw? I had only king...….un believeable

notmtwain
butcher46 wrote:

Hi to chess , com ...an opponent had 3 pawns a knight and a king And when his time ran out you call it a draw? I had only king...….un believeable

He ran out of time. You had only a king.

Lucky you.

/ Do you play out king versus king over the board? Why not?

m_connors

Given the time, Black should win easily. As White, I would be thanking my lucky stars. Successful chess playing in this instance meant managing both time and pieces well . . . Not a stupid rule, just part of the game.

forked_again

Great rule. Awesome rule.  Best rule ever.

He earned a draw by getting all your pieces. You did not earn a win.

butcher46

my point his he ran out of time he lost I was saved by time ...I win he had all material to win ...no?

 

m_connors

No. Just no . . .

butcher46

anyway I respect the rule thanks...on the other hand if you ran out of time you lose...ok ok

butcher46

lets say he had chance to win 'if he had time'

butcher46

just talking no problems

Lagomorph
butcher46 wrote:

anyway I respect the rule thanks...on the other hand if you ran out of time you lose...ok ok

 

The game of chess existed for centuries before the clock was introduced. The idea of winning a chess game with a lone king on the board would have been considered ridiculous.  So when time controls were introduced it made perfect sense for the rules to evolve as they have. If you want to win on time you had better have enough mating material left on the board.

Optimissed

I lost one the other day. I was 0.5 seconds away from getting his last pawn. So what, the next opponent was a bit weaker and I won easily.