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Subject: Re: When is considered the opponent does not have enough mating material

Author: Dieter Buerssner

Date: 11:46:39 09/26/03

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On September 26, 2003 at 14:36:41, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>On September 26, 2003 at 14:24:26, Dan Andersson wrote:
>
>> A way of definition is that he couldn't mate you even if he was allowed to make
>>your moves. As in a self mate problem.
>
>So, when in KBKR, the R side loses on time, it will be draw? Can the R side
>claim a draw, before losing on time? (Due to KRKB tbs file, there are no lost
>positions for the R side).

From the Fide handbook:

--
The game is drawn when a position has arisen in which *neither* player can
checkmate the opponent's king with any series of legal moves. The game is said
to end in a 'dead position'. This immediately ends the game, provided that the
move producing the position was legal.
--

So my example does not fit this rule.

Regards,
Dieter



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