Nordlandia wrote:
Think about it for a moment.
It should be a draw since checkmate by black is not possible by any series of legal moves.
What is the outcome in this case
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Yes 😋
there is no other legal move than checkmating black so I think the FIDe rules give white the win (online this would be a draw)
Yes, it's a draw (with FIDE rules at least). And with US Chess rules it's the material that counts, which make it interesting since black has mating material but no legal way to get to a mate. 
(https://new.uschess.org/news/just-rules-flag-falls-part-1)
But with FIDE rules it seems that it's technically not the material itself that is deciding. It's the possible legal moves afterwards.
"6.9Except where one of the Articles: 5.1.a, 5.1.b, 5.2.a, 5.2.b, 5.2.c applies, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in the allotted time, the game is lost by the 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://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf
Oct 29, 2020
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Klemens82 wrote:
Yes, it's a draw (with FIDE rules at least). And with US Chess rules it's the material that counts, which make it interesting since black has mating material but no legal way to get to a mate.
(https://new.uschess.org/news/just-rules-flag-falls-part-1)
But with FIDE rules it seems that it's technically not the material itself that is deciding. It's the possible legal moves afterwards.
"6.9Except where one of the Articles: 5.1.a, 5.1.b, 5.2.a, 5.2.b, 5.2.c applies, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in the allotted time, the game is lost by the 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://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf
Under US Chess regulations, it is also a draw under 14D4 No legal move leading to checkmate by opponent
Think about it for a moment.