Why Is This A Draw?

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
FIDE rules of chess

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 sha ...[text shortened]... to write their own version (with some bogus Class C vs. Master 10% chance of losing definition)?

It's the same rule with clearer guidelines; not all tournament directors are the sharpest tools in the shed.

Originally posted by no1marauder
It's the same rule with clearer guidelines; not all tournament directors are the sharpest tools in the shed.

I have a game running here which my opponents refuses to draw and making no attempts to win it... unfortunately this rule does not apply to correspondence chess...

Originally posted by dooser2004
I have a game running here which my opponents refuses to draw and making no attempts to win it... unfortunately this rule does not apply to correspondence chess...

Wait till you have less than 2 minutes before time out and Russ will be the arbiter ...

Originally posted by dooser2004
I have a game running here which my opponents refuses to draw and making no attempts to win it... unfortunately this rule does not apply to correspondence chess...

In correspondance chess you can just wait until either the 50 moves or three fold repetition occurs and claim the win. Your opponent cannot avoid both of those forever. The rule mentioned is to stop a player playing on to try and run the opponent out of time.

The only possible situation where adjuication may be required is in zero timeout situations but as far as I know nothing of the type (a player playing on a drawn position to run a player out of timebank) has occured on RHP yet.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
In correspondance chess you can just wait until either the 50 moves or three fold repetition occurs and claim the win. Your opponent cannot avoid both of those forever. The rule mentioned is to stop a player playing on to try and run the opponent out of time.

The only possible situation where adjuication may be required is in zero timeout situations but ...[text shortened]... e (a player playing on a drawn position to run a player out of timebank) has occured on RHP yet.

Problem is that it is a 7/14 game which can last for a year easily... so I cant go on holiday can I???

Anyway we will see...

Originally posted by dooser2004
Problem is that it is a 7/14 game which can last for a year easily... so I cant go on holiday can I???

Anyway we will see...

You could go on holiday for up to 3 weeks if it's a 7/14 game.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
You could go on holiday for up to 3 weeks if it's a 7/14 game.

I am down to about four days on the timebank already from this years holiday...

Originally posted by zebano
in the USCF, if a class C player could win/draw against an expert you can claim a draw, it is useful in time trouble.

Sliughtly off topic but it's something I've noticed before. What are these categories, e.g. Expert, Class A, Class B, etc. Are they simply rating based or do you get them similarly to GM titles or what?

Originally posted by Schumi
Sliughtly off topic but it's something I've noticed before. What are these categories, e.g. Expert, Class A, Class B, etc. Are they simply rating based or do you get them similarly to GM titles or what?

In the United States Chess Federation (USCF) someone with a rating of 2000 - 2199 is an expert
1800-1999 is a Class A player
1600 - 1799 is a Class B player
1400 - 15999 is a Class C player
etc.
above expert you start getting into the master categories and there is more to getting those than just ratings.

Edit: on second thought I believe 2200-2399 is master and 2400+ is a senior master and you only need norms for FIDE titles (don't quote me on this though).

Originally posted by zebano
Just a suggestion but if you don't know the rules of chess, you should read them. Stalemate is rather elementary and you should know about it. Do you also know what en passant is?

At last! Someone with a bit of sense.


LEARN THE RULES OF CHESS, DMNELSON84!

Originally posted by zebano
In the United States Chess Federation (USCF) someone with a rating of 2000 - 2199 is an expert
1800-1999 is a Class A player
1600 - 1799 is a Class B player
1400 - 15999 is a Class C player
etc.
above expert you start getting into the master categories and there is more to getting those than just ratings.

Edit: on second thought I believe 2200-2399 is ...[text shortened]... 00+ is a senior master and you only need norms for FIDE titles (don't quote me on this though).

Thanks.

Originally posted by dooser2004
I am down to about four days on the timebank already from this years holiday...

Here's Dooser's game Game 941640. It's kind of funny to follow it.