rules on draw in blitz

Hi!

As a previous user of another chess website I was surprised to find that here, in bullet and blitz, you lose on time even if the opponent does not have sufficient material to mate. I find this wrong, anybody agree with me? Or not?

These are draw situations. http://www.e4ec.org/immr.html

See also rule 6.9 http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=124&view=article

"Except 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."

There is sufficient material if you can helpmate.

The main point is, if time runs out you lose. The draw issue is secondary.

er, well, I still think that is pretty stupid.

Could be an easy rule: just bishop is draw, two bishops same colour draw, just knight draw. Just like bare kings is draw. I know that that is how we played at the club I used to belong to and it is - yep - common sense