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Lost on Time? Win or Draw?



This study deals with final positions where even though black has lost on time, the result is still unclear. In most cases when one loses on time, the opponent is considered to have won the game and is given a full point. However, there are some exceptions where the opponent has insufficient mating material and the game is concluded in a draw.
The Fide Laws of Chess says that if one loses on time, then the opponent is given a victory only if he/she is able to checkmate the opponent king considering even the opponent's worst possible legal moves in the position. If there is no legal possible way to checkmate the opponent king then it's said to be a draw.
I've covered almost all the close to real occurring cases in this study. However, there are numerous hypothetical cases that are typically a fortress and no possible entry point to territories which also leads to draws even if one loses on time.
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It's a very complicated study and you won't understand it.
#2
Nice study! But I'm wondering if Lichess and other chess sites has some of these positions to be drawn? Do they? Cause it is so annoying to lose a automatically drawn position due to the time :(
Most of the results by lichess in these cases are given correctly. Nevertheless, I'm not sure about the results given by lichess to the hypothetical cases where both have mating material but it's just impossible to win because there is no entry point for any piece like in chapter 15 in the study.
#7
I know. It is this hypothetical cases that makes me wonder, I guess it's hard to make a code that can automatically say that it's drawn in such positions.
The last one has nothing to do with the remaining time and it is as of now impossible to write a code for.

The last position is a according to the laws of chess an instant draw.

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