Author: Uri Blass
Date: 15:34:59 06/30/05
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On June 30, 2005 at 17:07:45, Sune Fischer wrote: >On June 30, 2005 at 15:32:32, James T. Walker wrote: > >>I reached this position vs a CM9K personality as black and CM9K claimed a win on >>time. >> >>[D]8/8/4b3/5pk1/6pp/8/4N3/6K1 b - - 0 61 > >It's unsportsman like for white to try and win on time here, I think he has to >take a draw if you offer it. >I believe that you would be able to call an arbiter and claim a draw as black. > >It once happend to me in a KR-KRPPP ending where I was on the losing side. He >had only 15 secs remaining and needed more than that to mate. >It ended in a draw because I was able to sac my rook and be stalemated, but >afterwards we discussed the rules with the arbiter. > >As it happened my opponent didn't offer a draw, because he wanted to win, >however he believed he was entitled to demand a draw afterwards should he lose >on time because "I had been unsportsman like". >I disagreed with that because I definitely would have accepted a draw had he >offered, so since he went all out trying to win he should also risk losing! > >The arbiter said that he would have ruled a draw for black if black had lost on >time. Frankly I think the arbiter didn't know the rules too well, it would be >interesting to hear an official FIDE response to that senario. It is clear that the arbiter did not know the rules too well and that you are right. I have no doubts about it. Uri
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