Unfortunately that's a fide rule. The thing is : "could you have lost with the absolute worst play?" if the answer is yes then the loss is the rule. I am not saying that is a good rule though.
The mistake chess.com does if I am not mistake is when there is one king with an a or h pawn and the opponent as a king and knight. That's ruled out as a draw where actually the side with a single knight can win.
What a nonsense this rule is!?
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What do you want the rule to be though? If you run out of time, you lose, unless it's impossible for your opponent to win.
Apr 22, 2021
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Bestone10 wrote:
Anonymous_Dragon wrote:
I know it's irritating but that's the rule. You ran out of time , but he had a pawn which could potentially become a Queen in the future (it wouldn't practically, but it's not impossible ) . So it was a loss as it should be.
Had he not had that pawn , or had he just had a knight or a bishop it would have been a draw.
Of course it’s impossible to queen a pawn when you have your entire army remaining!
No it's not theoretically impossible. Of course practically when you have an army your opponent wouldn't be able to do anything. But what if you played the worst moves ? It is not impossible.
Also you could have sacked the queen and premoved the mate so you would not stalemate and get the draw if you flagg
Bestone10 wrote:
Ok, So in my last blitz game which I played today, my clock melted down and game ended in a win for my opponent as he had 1 pawn a sufficient material for win! and I had 1 pawn 1 queen 1 rook and it’s very irritating when you lose when your opponent have just 1 pawn and you have your whole army So what a nonsense this rule is!?
See, the rule suggests that if you lose on time and your opponent has a piece left excluding the king, then the match is won by your opponent irrespective of that he has a pawn or 8 queens. Checkmate will be possible by worst play by the opponent., Even if in the game below white runs out time black wins as this combination is legally possible even though it's impractical.
Apr 22, 2021
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shloksinha wrote:
Bestone10 wrote:
Ok, So in my last blitz game which I played today, my clock melted down and game ended in a win for my opponent as he had 1 pawn a sufficient material for win! and I had 1 pawn 1 queen 1 rook and it’s very irritating when you lose when your opponent have just 1 pawn and you have your whole army So what a nonsense this rule is!?
See, the rule suggests that if you lose on time and your opponent has a piece left excluding the king, then the match is won by your opponent irrespective of that he has a pawn or 8 queens. Checkmate will be possible by worst play by the opponent., Even if in the game below white runs out time black wins as this combination is legally possible even though it's impractical.
No if it's a knight or a bishop it would be a draw
When you play chess you must play by the rules. They are not going to change the rules for you. Juist don't play that type of chess or learn to play by those rules
Apr 22, 2021
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Bestone10 wrote:
GAILLIEGUE_Florian wrote:
Unfortunately that's a fide rule. The thing is : "could you have lost with the absolute worst play?" if the answer is yes then the loss is the rule. I am not saying that is a good rule though.
The mistake chess.com does if I am not mistake is when there is one king with an a or h pawn and the opponent as a king and knight. That's ruled out as a draw where actually the side with a single knight can win.
Yes, but the rule by itself cannot be beneficial, it will be gradual or if it is how it can be a draw. Regardless of how it seems think logically you have your entire army left, your opponent with just 1 pawn, and you can't give that pawn to the queen and relate to the situation that You have given it with a pawn and a king and a knight. It is exceptional because it is very rare and it does not happen very often. So there is a big difference
If you don't think you can get the win on time, take all the material and it will be a draw 
Wow. I was expecting a 700 player asking this kind of question...
Apr 22, 2021
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Jenium wrote:
Wow. I was expecting a 700 player asking this kind of question...
True
Wurstzug ist so weird
I know it's irritating but that's the rule. You ran out of time , but he had a pawn which could potentially become a Queen in the future (it wouldn't practically, but it's not impossible ) . So it was a loss as it should be.
Had he not had that pawn , or had he just had a knight or a bishop it would have been a draw.