07 Dec 06
Originally posted by ckoh1965No it just means that you can lose on time still.
So what does that mean, exactly? I make a legal move with my queen to a square other that its original square; let go of it; and then forget to stop my own clock. My clock continues ticking away. My queen move isn't completed. And if it happens that at that moment I ran out of time, I would lose the game on time. Fine.
So does that mean, since my move ha ...[text shortened]... to a different square, having let go of it earlier? Surely that doesn't sound correct to me?
Lets say the time limit is 50 moves in 2 hours. You make move 50 with a minute to go (that is within the time limit so you have not lost on time, if you press your clock) but don't press your clock.
Your opponent spends a minute thinking then claims a win on time as your 50th move was not completed (by pressing your clock) before the hand fell.
07 Dec 06
So does that mean, since my move hasn't been completed yet, do I have the option to move my queen to a different square, having let go of it earlier? Surely that doesn't sound correct to me?[/b]You have not read the article 4.7.1 section properly. It says quite clearly that "When, as a legal move or part of a legal move, a piece has been released on a square, it cannot then be moved to another square."