Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 16:38:27 06/15/05
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On June 15, 2005 at 19:16:50, Terry McCracken wrote: >On June 15, 2005 at 18:50:31, Ricardo Gibert wrote: > >>On June 15, 2005 at 11:04:17, GuyHaworth wrote: >> >>>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2451 seems to think one can claim >>>a draw in a KRKB endgame. >>> >>>However, I thought the rule was that one could only do this if it was impossible >>>to mate the other side, even with co-operation. Well, Black can lose its B for >>>a start ... and maxDTC = 18 so there are one or two subtle wins for White >>>around. >>> >>>So are Chessbase wrong here? >>> >>>g >> >>Based on the following, chessbase "appears" to be wrong: >> >>"9.6 The game is drawn when a position is reached from which a checkmate cannot >>occur by any possible series of legal moves, even with the most unskilled play. >>This immediately ends the game." >> >That should be scratched from any rule book. If it's a book draw, and both >parties know it, and both know they will draw, then the game should end as a >draw. I'd be mad as hell if I ask for draw and my opponent rufused knowing full >well it's a draw, and even more angry if the arbiter declined my logical >request. The way you combined the words "angry" and "logical" in the same sentence is certainly amusing, but it is not logical to expect a ruling at variance with the rules. > >A Draw is a Draw. >> >> >>However, the following relates to "quickplay finish" and may have been >>applicable: >> >>"Article 10: Quickplay Finish >>10.1 A 'quickplay finish' is the last phase of a game, when all the remaining >>moves must be made in a limited time. >> >>10.2 If the player, having the move, has less than two minutes left on his >>clock, he may claim a draw before his flag falls. He shall stop the clocks and >>summon the arbiter. >> >>a. If the arbiter agrees the opponent is making no effort to win the game by >>normal means, or that it is not possible to win by normal means, then he shall >>declare the game drawn. Otherwise he shall postpone his decision or reject the >>claim." >> >>In which case, chessbase would be correct.
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