Live game result bugged

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Avatar of LokiDamodred

Hello!

I played this game http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=151335875 which I ended up winning on time. I had much time left when the opponent's counter went to 0, but the game was considered to be drawn! And what's more, because of insufficient material!

Is that a frequent bug? Is there anything to do about it?

 

Cheers.

Avatar of kohai

Sadly In cases where there is insufficient material to mate (lone King, King + Knight, King + Bishop, King + 2 Knights) a draw will be automatically declared where there is a time-out.

Sorry

Avatar of gabrielconroy

Them's the rules.

Avatar of duskrevival

King+ 2 knights should NOT be an automatic draw from timeout. As long as mating position is possible, does not matter if it had to be forced or not.

@BillyFTW however, in your case, it is a draw and not a bug...Because you only had a king left and there is no way you can mate black. (winning on time happens only if mating positions are possible)

Avatar of LokiDamodred

Ohhh alright I didn't know that, I thought that when the opponent's timer reaches zero it meant an automatic win. Thanks for clarifying this!

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Avatar of duskrevival

I am going to note something interesting here though.. it's kinda funny so i'm gonna show this.

In this example, white just won on time, you might ask how?? White only has one bishop, how is the mating position possible here in the bishop and pawn position?!Well, look at this.

Avatar of DavidMertz1

But according to USCF rule 14E2, it's a draw if you exceed the time limit and "Opponent has only king and bishop or king and knight, and does not have a forced win."  So even though there's a possible win if the opponent is a moron, it's still considered a draw.

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