Author: Daniel Jackson
Date: 16:10:31 11/21/04
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On November 21, 2004 at 06:22:21, George Tsavdaris wrote: >On November 21, 2004 at 04:05:10, Daniel Jackson wrote: > >>On November 21, 2004 at 02:42:00, Dan Andersson wrote: >> >>> If the flag is down it's the truth. But you can stop the clock before and call >>>for arbitration. Then the criterion 'win with normal means' is used. IMO a >>>hoplessly vague definition. There should be clear guidelines that do not depend >>>on subjective decisions. >>> I was an arbiter during the last years national championship. There will be an >>>addition to the quickplay finish rules from 1 July 2005. It adds the opportunity >>>to draw a flagged game: >>> >>> Article 10.2b: >>> If the arbiter postpones his decision, the opponent may be awarded two extra >>>minutes and the game shall continue in the presence of an arbiter, if possible. >>>The arbiter shall declare the final result later in the game or after a flag has >>>fallen. He shall declare the game drawn if he agrees that the final position >>>cannot be won by normal means, or that the opponent was not making sufficient >>>attempts to win by normal means. >>> >>>MvH Dan Andersson >> >>Well if helpmates are the rule, I disagree. I wouldn't except that, but then I'd >>call the arbiter before this could happen anyway. >> >>IMO it's Insufficient Material. > >No it isn't. Since black can checkmate white it is not a draw and if white loses >on time this is the result of the game. Black wins. No Black can't, only White can help Black checkmate. It would be called a Helpmate, that is why it should be a draw, IMO.
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