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#7 - You are right, there IS such rule (Article 5.2, I checked abut it in "Chess Handbook", written by International FIDE Arbiter I happened to know personally), and if such position arises in actual …

Another proof of how just about anything under the sun men could, if they please so, use for their gain and not just for informative purposes (to be frank, I didn't even consider that possibility) Bu…

Thanks for the link, I wasn't aware the topic was already posted some time ago. Should the topic be continued, or is it considered as "closed"? In my humble opinion, the matters very much deserves to …

@elwood, what about the tune of "Get out of my life" (...leave me alone) by Aaron Neville, which would sound every time one wishes to reject a follower's request? lol

#2 - In fact, the example position would be declared as win - if one opponent runs out of time, either by "old" ("sufficient mating material") or "new" ("possible mating pattern" - which could as well…

Did I say he's got a king only? I forgot to mention he's got one measly pawn as well... :)

Interesting suggestion; I agree.

@dougthehead, I'm afraid that the position from your example is NOT a draw according do FIDE rules IF, say black's time is up, although either of the kings cannot penetrate the "pawn barrier" and ther…

Anybody?

When your opponent has one second, you have a second, too, he's only got a king and you have a bunch of active pieces, and you just moved a piece as fast as you could, to deliver him mate but - surpri…