Game end in a Time Draw?

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JohnW
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Game end in a Time Draw?

Post by JohnW »

Can someone explain how this game ended in a Time Draw?? I don't think I have ever seen a game end in a Time Draw. They both had time on the clock(DON had two seconds and Reckless had 4).
DON was clearly winning.

[pgn][Event "Reckless v0.9.0 vs DON dev-20260116, Bul"]
[Site "BLACKBIRD002"]
[Date "2026.04.09"]
[Round "26"]
[White "DON dev-20260116-c30be3c4"]
[Black "Reckless 0.9.0-dev-2a847427"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "0.34;0.21"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[GameId "2296983535734891"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

{Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz 4008 MHz W=19.1 plies; 2,393kN/s; Fritz 14.ctg B=18.7 plies; 2,319kN/s; Fritz 14.ctg} 1. c4 {B 0} c5 {B 0} 2. Nf3 {B 0} Nf6 {B 0} 3. g3 {B 0} b6 {B 0 Both last book move} 4. Bg2 {0.34/35 7} Bb7 {0.21/23 3} 5. Nc3 {0.34/30 4 (0-0)} g6 {0.28/24 2} 6. O-O {0.35/38 7} Bg7 {0.31/24 0} 7. d4 {0.32/25 1} cxd4 {0.31/23 1} 8. Qxd4 {0.34/26 1} d6 {0.30/22 2} 9. Be3 {0.27/30 7 (b3)} Nbd7 {0.33/24 3} 10. Rac1 {0.29/22 0} O-O {0.32/23 2} 11. Qh4 {0.32/26 0} Re8 {0.33/21 2} 12. Rfd1 {0.31/23 0 (b3)} Rc8 {0.29/24 9 (Nc5)} 13. b3 {0.25/20 2} a6 {0.21/22 2 (h5)} 14. Bh3 {0.26/25 5} h5 {0.21/21 0} 15. Ng5 {0.25/21 2} Ba8 {0.21/20 0 (Rc7)} 16. Qf4 {0.38/26 7 (Nce4)} Rf8 {0.19/19 1} 17. Qh4 {0.44/21 0} Re8 {0.32/21 3} 18. Nd5 {0.44/24 1} Bxd5 {0.16/25 3 (e6)} 19. cxd5 {0.85/23 2} Rxc1 {0.55/27 2} 20. Rxc1 {1.05/22 1} Qa8 {0.76/24 4} 21. Nxf7 {0.69/23 1} Kxf7 {0.66/19 0} 22. Be6+ {0.98/21 2} Kf8 {0.94/20 3} 23. Qg5 {1.00/22 0} Rc8 {0.98/19 2} 24. Re1 {1.02/21 1} Rc7 {0.91/19 2} 25. Qxg6 {1.06/22 0} Qe8 {0.85/18 2} 26. Qg5 {1.03/21 1} Ne5 {0.83/22 16 (Rc2)} 27. Bxb6 {1.00/26 5} Rc2 {0.80/19 0} 28. Kg2 {1.12/23 4 (Qf5)} h4 {0.95/20 3 (Qg6)} 29. Bf5 {1.14/23 2} Rc3 {1.04/21 1} 30. Bd4 {1.20/23 1} Rc7 {0.83/20 1} 31. Bxe5 {1.23/30 4} dxe5 {0.75/19 0} 32. Qxh4 {1.21/22 2 (Rd1)} Nxd5 {0.38/22 1} 33. Rd1 {1.25/20 0} Nc3 {0.31/20 1 (Nf6)} 34. Rd3 {3.15/20 2} Nxe2 {0.25/21 0} 35. Rf3 {3.34/14 2 (Bh7)} Nd4 {4.44/17 3} 36. Be6+ {3.45/14 0} Nxf3 {4.91/14 3} 37. Qh7 {3.61/14 0} Ne1+ {5.01/11 3} 38. Kh3 {3.68/15 0} Qf7 {5.04/15 2} 39. Bxf7 {3.75/15 0} Kxf7 {5.29/13 3} 40. Qh5+ {3.75/14 0} Kf6 {5.25/17 3} 41. Qe2 {3.82/19 0} Nc2 {5.60/15 1} 42. Qxa6+ {3.81/18 1} e6 {5.58/16 1 (Kf7)} 43. Qb6 {3.98/17 3 (Qa8)} Rc8 {5.49/18 3 (Rd7)} 44. Qb7 {4.06/21 2} Rc3 {5.46/18 0} 45. a4 {4.22/16 2} Bf8 {5.96/18 1} 46. a5 {4.31/20 3} Bc5 {6.26/16 0} 47. Qc8 {4.30/18 2} Nb4 {6.42/16 2} 48. a6 {4.46/17 0} Nd5 {6.37/15 1} 49. Qh8+ {4.44/19 1} Kf7 {6.65/17 2 (Kg6)} 50. Qh7+ {4.60/23 4 (a7)} Kf8 {7.13/17 6 (Kf6)} 51. a7 {4.73/24 3} Bxa7 {7.01/14 0} 52. Qxa7 {4.90/21 1} Rxb3 {7.14/14 0 (Nf4+)} 53. Qh7 {4.93/19 2} Nf4+ {7.22/15 0} 54. Kg4 {5.20/26 5} Nd5 {7.21/15 0} 55. Qh8+ {5.14/18 1} Ke7 {7.46/17 3 (Kf7)} 56. Qxe5 {5.22/18 1} Nf6+ {7.44/15 0} 57. Kh3 {5.26/22 1} Rd3 {7.45/13 0} 58. Kg2 {5.28/23 2} Rd5 {7.49/15 0} 59. Qc7+ {5.32/21 1} Rd7 {7.54/15 0} 60. Qc5+ {5.40/27 3} Kf7 {7.57/13 0 (Ke8)} 61. h4 {5.41/21 1} Nd5 {7.72/14 2 (Rd5)} 62. h5 {5.79/19 5} Rd8 {7.90/15 0} 63. Qa7+ {5.98/16 1} Ne7 {8.13/15 1} 64. Qc7 {6.13/18 0} Rd4 {8.25/17 4 (Rd5)} 65. h6 {7.31/17 2} Kf6 {8.38/15 0} 66. h7 {7.86/12 0} Ng6 {8.43/14 1} 67. Qc3 {8.43/14 0 (Qb8)} e5 {8.52/14 2} 68. Qc6+ {9.44/11 0 (Qc7)} Kf7 {8.69/15 7 (Kf5)} 69. Qxg6+ {83.77/12 2} Kxg6 {9.44/10 0} 70. h8=Q {83.08/13 4} Kf5 {9.50/12 0 (Rd1)} 71. Qc8+ {63.56/13 2 (Qh6)} Kf6 {9.41/11 1} 72. g4 {80.92/12 0 (Qe8)} Ke7 {39.40/14 4} 73. Qf5 {39.41/14 0 (g5)} Kd6 {17.56/11 1} 74. g5 {66.24/10 2} Rf4 {31.02/10 0} 75. Qh3 {83.08/14 2 (Qc8)} Rb4 {39.10/10 2 (Ke7)} 76. g6 {77.14/11 1} Rb8 {65.85/13 2} 77. Qf5 {72.47/9 0} Rb7 {37.88/10 1 (Kc6)} 78. Qf6+ {80.28/10 2} Kd5 {46.11/10 0} 79. Qf5 {32.36/10 2 (g7)} Ra7 {10.13/11 1 (Kd6)} 80. Qf7+ {30.21/9 1 (Qg5)} Rxf7 {#15/20 1} 81. gxf7 {79.07/9 0} Kd4 {27.08/17 0 (Kc4)} 82. f8=Q {73.10/9 2} Kd5 {#11/25 0 (Kd3)} 83. Qg8+ {69.13/10 2 (Qf6)} Kd6 {#13/18 1} 84. Qf7 {62.16/9 0 (Qg5)} Kc5 {#10/29 2} 85. Qf8+ {66.24/10 0 (Qe6)} Kc4 {#10/29 2 (Kd4)} 86. Qf7+ {53.81/10 2 (Qd6)} Kd4 {#10/27 1 (Kc5)} 87. Qf8 {45.76/10 1 (Qf5)} e4 {#10/27 1 (Kc4)} 88. Qf6+ {53.87/10 1 (Qd6+)} Kd5 {#10/25 1 (Kc5)} 89. Kg3 {56.82/11 2 (Qc3)} e3 {#9/31 1 (Kc5)} 90. fxe3 {80.08/10 1} Kc5 {#8/32 0 (Kc4)} 91. Qd4+ {#15/10 1 (Kf4)} Kb5 {#7/30 1} 92. e4 {#7/29 0 (Kf4)} Kc6 {#6/32 1 Time Draw accepted} 1/2-1/2

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OttoLau
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Re: Game end in a Time Draw?

Post by OttoLau »

JohnW wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2026 3:39 pm Can someone explain how this game ended in a Time Draw?? I don't think I have ever seen a game end in a Time Draw. They both had time on the clock(DON had two seconds and Reckless had 4).
DON was clearly winning.

[pgn][Event "Reckless v0.9.0 vs DON dev-20260116, Bul"]
[Site "BLACKBIRD002"]
[Date "2026.04.09"]
[Round "26"]
[White "DON dev-20260116-c30be3c4"]
[Black "Reckless 0.9.0-dev-2a847427"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "0.34;0.21"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[GameId "2296983535734891"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

{Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz 4008 MHz W=19.1 plies; 2,393kN/s; Fritz 14.ctg B=18.7 plies; 2,319kN/s; Fritz 14.ctg} 1. c4 {B 0} c5 {B 0} 2. Nf3 {B 0} Nf6 {B 0} 3. g3 {B 0} b6 {B 0 Both last book move} 4. Bg2 {0.34/35 7} Bb7 {0.21/23 3} 5. Nc3 {0.34/30 4 (0-0)} g6 {0.28/24 2} 6. O-O {0.35/38 7} Bg7 {0.31/24 0} 7. d4 {0.32/25 1} cxd4 {0.31/23 1} 8. Qxd4 {0.34/26 1} d6 {0.30/22 2} 9. Be3 {0.27/30 7 (b3)} Nbd7 {0.33/24 3} 10. Rac1 {0.29/22 0} O-O {0.32/23 2} 11. Qh4 {0.32/26 0} Re8 {0.33/21 2} 12. Rfd1 {0.31/23 0 (b3)} Rc8 {0.29/24 9 (Nc5)} 13. b3 {0.25/20 2} a6 {0.21/22 2 (h5)} 14. Bh3 {0.26/25 5} h5 {0.21/21 0} 15. Ng5 {0.25/21 2} Ba8 {0.21/20 0 (Rc7)} 16. Qf4 {0.38/26 7 (Nce4)} Rf8 {0.19/19 1} 17. Qh4 {0.44/21 0} Re8 {0.32/21 3} 18. Nd5 {0.44/24 1} Bxd5 {0.16/25 3 (e6)} 19. cxd5 {0.85/23 2} Rxc1 {0.55/27 2} 20. Rxc1 {1.05/22 1} Qa8 {0.76/24 4} 21. Nxf7 {0.69/23 1} Kxf7 {0.66/19 0} 22. Be6+ {0.98/21 2} Kf8 {0.94/20 3} 23. Qg5 {1.00/22 0} Rc8 {0.98/19 2} 24. Re1 {1.02/21 1} Rc7 {0.91/19 2} 25. Qxg6 {1.06/22 0} Qe8 {0.85/18 2} 26. Qg5 {1.03/21 1} Ne5 {0.83/22 16 (Rc2)} 27. Bxb6 {1.00/26 5} Rc2 {0.80/19 0} 28. Kg2 {1.12/23 4 (Qf5)} h4 {0.95/20 3 (Qg6)} 29. Bf5 {1.14/23 2} Rc3 {1.04/21 1} 30. Bd4 {1.20/23 1} Rc7 {0.83/20 1} 31. Bxe5 {1.23/30 4} dxe5 {0.75/19 0} 32. Qxh4 {1.21/22 2 (Rd1)} Nxd5 {0.38/22 1} 33. Rd1 {1.25/20 0} Nc3 {0.31/20 1 (Nf6)} 34. Rd3 {3.15/20 2} Nxe2 {0.25/21 0} 35. Rf3 {3.34/14 2 (Bh7)} Nd4 {4.44/17 3} 36. Be6+ {3.45/14 0} Nxf3 {4.91/14 3} 37. Qh7 {3.61/14 0} Ne1+ {5.01/11 3} 38. Kh3 {3.68/15 0} Qf7 {5.04/15 2} 39. Bxf7 {3.75/15 0} Kxf7 {5.29/13 3} 40. Qh5+ {3.75/14 0} Kf6 {5.25/17 3} 41. Qe2 {3.82/19 0} Nc2 {5.60/15 1} 42. Qxa6+ {3.81/18 1} e6 {5.58/16 1 (Kf7)} 43. Qb6 {3.98/17 3 (Qa8)} Rc8 {5.49/18 3 (Rd7)} 44. Qb7 {4.06/21 2} Rc3 {5.46/18 0} 45. a4 {4.22/16 2} Bf8 {5.96/18 1} 46. a5 {4.31/20 3} Bc5 {6.26/16 0} 47. Qc8 {4.30/18 2} Nb4 {6.42/16 2} 48. a6 {4.46/17 0} Nd5 {6.37/15 1} 49. Qh8+ {4.44/19 1} Kf7 {6.65/17 2 (Kg6)} 50. Qh7+ {4.60/23 4 (a7)} Kf8 {7.13/17 6 (Kf6)} 51. a7 {4.73/24 3} Bxa7 {7.01/14 0} 52. Qxa7 {4.90/21 1} Rxb3 {7.14/14 0 (Nf4+)} 53. Qh7 {4.93/19 2} Nf4+ {7.22/15 0} 54. Kg4 {5.20/26 5} Nd5 {7.21/15 0} 55. Qh8+ {5.14/18 1} Ke7 {7.46/17 3 (Kf7)} 56. Qxe5 {5.22/18 1} Nf6+ {7.44/15 0} 57. Kh3 {5.26/22 1} Rd3 {7.45/13 0} 58. Kg2 {5.28/23 2} Rd5 {7.49/15 0} 59. Qc7+ {5.32/21 1} Rd7 {7.54/15 0} 60. Qc5+ {5.40/27 3} Kf7 {7.57/13 0 (Ke8)} 61. h4 {5.41/21 1} Nd5 {7.72/14 2 (Rd5)} 62. h5 {5.79/19 5} Rd8 {7.90/15 0} 63. Qa7+ {5.98/16 1} Ne7 {8.13/15 1} 64. Qc7 {6.13/18 0} Rd4 {8.25/17 4 (Rd5)} 65. h6 {7.31/17 2} Kf6 {8.38/15 0} 66. h7 {7.86/12 0} Ng6 {8.43/14 1} 67. Qc3 {8.43/14 0 (Qb8)} e5 {8.52/14 2} 68. Qc6+ {9.44/11 0 (Qc7)} Kf7 {8.69/15 7 (Kf5)} 69. Qxg6+ {83.77/12 2} Kxg6 {9.44/10 0} 70. h8=Q {83.08/13 4} Kf5 {9.50/12 0 (Rd1)} 71. Qc8+ {63.56/13 2 (Qh6)} Kf6 {9.41/11 1} 72. g4 {80.92/12 0 (Qe8)} Ke7 {39.40/14 4} 73. Qf5 {39.41/14 0 (g5)} Kd6 {17.56/11 1} 74. g5 {66.24/10 2} Rf4 {31.02/10 0} 75. Qh3 {83.08/14 2 (Qc8)} Rb4 {39.10/10 2 (Ke7)} 76. g6 {77.14/11 1} Rb8 {65.85/13 2} 77. Qf5 {72.47/9 0} Rb7 {37.88/10 1 (Kc6)} 78. Qf6+ {80.28/10 2} Kd5 {46.11/10 0} 79. Qf5 {32.36/10 2 (g7)} Ra7 {10.13/11 1 (Kd6)} 80. Qf7+ {30.21/9 1 (Qg5)} Rxf7 {#15/20 1} 81. gxf7 {79.07/9 0} Kd4 {27.08/17 0 (Kc4)} 82. f8=Q {73.10/9 2} Kd5 {#11/25 0 (Kd3)} 83. Qg8+ {69.13/10 2 (Qf6)} Kd6 {#13/18 1} 84. Qf7 {62.16/9 0 (Qg5)} Kc5 {#10/29 2} 85. Qf8+ {66.24/10 0 (Qe6)} Kc4 {#10/29 2 (Kd4)} 86. Qf7+ {53.81/10 2 (Qd6)} Kd4 {#10/27 1 (Kc5)} 87. Qf8 {45.76/10 1 (Qf5)} e4 {#10/27 1 (Kc4)} 88. Qf6+ {53.87/10 1 (Qd6+)} Kd5 {#10/25 1 (Kc5)} 89. Kg3 {56.82/11 2 (Qc3)} e3 {#9/31 1 (Kc5)} 90. fxe3 {80.08/10 1} Kc5 {#8/32 0 (Kc4)} 91. Qd4+ {#15/10 1 (Kf4)} Kb5 {#7/30 1} 92. e4 {#7/29 0 (Kf4)} Kc6 {#6/32 1 Time Draw accepted} 1/2-1/2

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This is because black has no mating material, so best he can get is a draw.
JohnW
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Re: Game end in a Time Draw?

Post by JohnW »

OttoLau wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2026 4:14 pm
JohnW wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2026 3:39 pm Can someone explain how this game ended in a Time Draw?? I don't think I have ever seen a game end in a Time Draw. They both had time on the clock(DON had two seconds and Reckless had 4).
DON was clearly winning.

[pgn][Event "Reckless v0.9.0 vs DON dev-20260116, Bul"]
[Site "BLACKBIRD002"]
[Date "2026.04.09"]
[Round "26"]
[White "DON dev-20260116-c30be3c4"]
[Black "Reckless 0.9.0-dev-2a847427"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "0.34;0.21"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[GameId "2296983535734891"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]

{Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz 4008 MHz W=19.1 plies; 2,393kN/s; Fritz 14.ctg B=18.7 plies; 2,319kN/s; Fritz 14.ctg} 1. c4 {B 0} c5 {B 0} 2. Nf3 {B 0} Nf6 {B 0} 3. g3 {B 0} b6 {B 0 Both last book move} 4. Bg2 {0.34/35 7} Bb7 {0.21/23 3} 5. Nc3 {0.34/30 4 (0-0)} g6 {0.28/24 2} 6. O-O {0.35/38 7} Bg7 {0.31/24 0} 7. d4 {0.32/25 1} cxd4 {0.31/23 1} 8. Qxd4 {0.34/26 1} d6 {0.30/22 2} 9. Be3 {0.27/30 7 (b3)} Nbd7 {0.33/24 3} 10. Rac1 {0.29/22 0} O-O {0.32/23 2} 11. Qh4 {0.32/26 0} Re8 {0.33/21 2} 12. Rfd1 {0.31/23 0 (b3)} Rc8 {0.29/24 9 (Nc5)} 13. b3 {0.25/20 2} a6 {0.21/22 2 (h5)} 14. Bh3 {0.26/25 5} h5 {0.21/21 0} 15. Ng5 {0.25/21 2} Ba8 {0.21/20 0 (Rc7)} 16. Qf4 {0.38/26 7 (Nce4)} Rf8 {0.19/19 1} 17. Qh4 {0.44/21 0} Re8 {0.32/21 3} 18. Nd5 {0.44/24 1} Bxd5 {0.16/25 3 (e6)} 19. cxd5 {0.85/23 2} Rxc1 {0.55/27 2} 20. Rxc1 {1.05/22 1} Qa8 {0.76/24 4} 21. Nxf7 {0.69/23 1} Kxf7 {0.66/19 0} 22. Be6+ {0.98/21 2} Kf8 {0.94/20 3} 23. Qg5 {1.00/22 0} Rc8 {0.98/19 2} 24. Re1 {1.02/21 1} Rc7 {0.91/19 2} 25. Qxg6 {1.06/22 0} Qe8 {0.85/18 2} 26. Qg5 {1.03/21 1} Ne5 {0.83/22 16 (Rc2)} 27. Bxb6 {1.00/26 5} Rc2 {0.80/19 0} 28. Kg2 {1.12/23 4 (Qf5)} h4 {0.95/20 3 (Qg6)} 29. Bf5 {1.14/23 2} Rc3 {1.04/21 1} 30. Bd4 {1.20/23 1} Rc7 {0.83/20 1} 31. Bxe5 {1.23/30 4} dxe5 {0.75/19 0} 32. Qxh4 {1.21/22 2 (Rd1)} Nxd5 {0.38/22 1} 33. Rd1 {1.25/20 0} Nc3 {0.31/20 1 (Nf6)} 34. Rd3 {3.15/20 2} Nxe2 {0.25/21 0} 35. Rf3 {3.34/14 2 (Bh7)} Nd4 {4.44/17 3} 36. Be6+ {3.45/14 0} Nxf3 {4.91/14 3} 37. Qh7 {3.61/14 0} Ne1+ {5.01/11 3} 38. Kh3 {3.68/15 0} Qf7 {5.04/15 2} 39. Bxf7 {3.75/15 0} Kxf7 {5.29/13 3} 40. Qh5+ {3.75/14 0} Kf6 {5.25/17 3} 41. Qe2 {3.82/19 0} Nc2 {5.60/15 1} 42. Qxa6+ {3.81/18 1} e6 {5.58/16 1 (Kf7)} 43. Qb6 {3.98/17 3 (Qa8)} Rc8 {5.49/18 3 (Rd7)} 44. Qb7 {4.06/21 2} Rc3 {5.46/18 0} 45. a4 {4.22/16 2} Bf8 {5.96/18 1} 46. a5 {4.31/20 3} Bc5 {6.26/16 0} 47. Qc8 {4.30/18 2} Nb4 {6.42/16 2} 48. a6 {4.46/17 0} Nd5 {6.37/15 1} 49. Qh8+ {4.44/19 1} Kf7 {6.65/17 2 (Kg6)} 50. Qh7+ {4.60/23 4 (a7)} Kf8 {7.13/17 6 (Kf6)} 51. a7 {4.73/24 3} Bxa7 {7.01/14 0} 52. Qxa7 {4.90/21 1} Rxb3 {7.14/14 0 (Nf4+)} 53. Qh7 {4.93/19 2} Nf4+ {7.22/15 0} 54. Kg4 {5.20/26 5} Nd5 {7.21/15 0} 55. Qh8+ {5.14/18 1} Ke7 {7.46/17 3 (Kf7)} 56. Qxe5 {5.22/18 1} Nf6+ {7.44/15 0} 57. Kh3 {5.26/22 1} Rd3 {7.45/13 0} 58. Kg2 {5.28/23 2} Rd5 {7.49/15 0} 59. Qc7+ {5.32/21 1} Rd7 {7.54/15 0} 60. Qc5+ {5.40/27 3} Kf7 {7.57/13 0 (Ke8)} 61. h4 {5.41/21 1} Nd5 {7.72/14 2 (Rd5)} 62. h5 {5.79/19 5} Rd8 {7.90/15 0} 63. Qa7+ {5.98/16 1} Ne7 {8.13/15 1} 64. Qc7 {6.13/18 0} Rd4 {8.25/17 4 (Rd5)} 65. h6 {7.31/17 2} Kf6 {8.38/15 0} 66. h7 {7.86/12 0} Ng6 {8.43/14 1} 67. Qc3 {8.43/14 0 (Qb8)} e5 {8.52/14 2} 68. Qc6+ {9.44/11 0 (Qc7)} Kf7 {8.69/15 7 (Kf5)} 69. Qxg6+ {83.77/12 2} Kxg6 {9.44/10 0} 70. h8=Q {83.08/13 4} Kf5 {9.50/12 0 (Rd1)} 71. Qc8+ {63.56/13 2 (Qh6)} Kf6 {9.41/11 1} 72. g4 {80.92/12 0 (Qe8)} Ke7 {39.40/14 4} 73. Qf5 {39.41/14 0 (g5)} Kd6 {17.56/11 1} 74. g5 {66.24/10 2} Rf4 {31.02/10 0} 75. Qh3 {83.08/14 2 (Qc8)} Rb4 {39.10/10 2 (Ke7)} 76. g6 {77.14/11 1} Rb8 {65.85/13 2} 77. Qf5 {72.47/9 0} Rb7 {37.88/10 1 (Kc6)} 78. Qf6+ {80.28/10 2} Kd5 {46.11/10 0} 79. Qf5 {32.36/10 2 (g7)} Ra7 {10.13/11 1 (Kd6)} 80. Qf7+ {30.21/9 1 (Qg5)} Rxf7 {#15/20 1} 81. gxf7 {79.07/9 0} Kd4 {27.08/17 0 (Kc4)} 82. f8=Q {73.10/9 2} Kd5 {#11/25 0 (Kd3)} 83. Qg8+ {69.13/10 2 (Qf6)} Kd6 {#13/18 1} 84. Qf7 {62.16/9 0 (Qg5)} Kc5 {#10/29 2} 85. Qf8+ {66.24/10 0 (Qe6)} Kc4 {#10/29 2 (Kd4)} 86. Qf7+ {53.81/10 2 (Qd6)} Kd4 {#10/27 1 (Kc5)} 87. Qf8 {45.76/10 1 (Qf5)} e4 {#10/27 1 (Kc4)} 88. Qf6+ {53.87/10 1 (Qd6+)} Kd5 {#10/25 1 (Kc5)} 89. Kg3 {56.82/11 2 (Qc3)} e3 {#9/31 1 (Kc5)} 90. fxe3 {80.08/10 1} Kc5 {#8/32 0 (Kc4)} 91. Qd4+ {#15/10 1 (Kf4)} Kb5 {#7/30 1} 92. e4 {#7/29 0 (Kf4)} Kc6 {#6/32 1 Time Draw accepted} 1/2-1/2

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This is because black has no mating material, so best he can get is a draw.
But my point is that this should have been a win for white, it still had time on the clock.
OttoLau
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Re: Game end in a Time Draw?

Post by OttoLau »

OH right, then idk
syzygy
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Re: Game end in a Time Draw?

Post by syzygy »

JohnW wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2026 4:52 pm But my point is that this should have been a win for white, it still had time on the clock.
Whichever GUI you were using thought otherwise.

And perhaps rightly so. The last move played was by black. Apparently white then failed to move quickly enough.