No. Your opponent would still have lost on time. Less material has nothing to do with it. There is a rule about insufficient material to mate, but then it's a draw.
No. Your opponent would still have lost on time. Less material has nothing to do with it. There is a rule about insufficient material to mate, but then it's a draw.
Probably a dumb question but I've never run into this situation before. My opponent has a Q, two rooks one bishop & 4 pawns & I have the same pieces less the bishop. I have the opponent in check and it's the opponents move. Regardless of their move my next move will result in my winning by checkmate. The opponent has a little over 23 minutes time left. I have 8 minutes. My opponent doesn't move, resign or disconnect/abort. I'm thinking I can't leave the game as the opponent may be waiting to make their last move as time runs out.. I sit there for 23+minutes the opponent never moves and I get the win.
Could I have lost because of less material if the opponent had made their move as time ran out and I couldn't get my move in for checkmate even though I still have time?