What is the right result...

[Carlos777]

.. in the following game:

[Event "BotF6"]
[Site "HOME-56F4A7E489"]
[Date "2010.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Joanna 2002 1.04JA"]
[Black "Tristram 3.36"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Spanish"]
[Time "22:23:10"]
[Variation "Berlin, Benelux Variation, 7.Bg5"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "275"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 exd4 9. Qc1 a6 10. Bxc6 {-0.36/4 2} dxc6 11. e5 {-0.06/4 2} dxc3 12.
Nxc3 {+0.25/4 4} Bf5 13. Rd1 {+0.80/4 2} Bxf2+ 14. Bxf2 {+1.81/4 4} Nd7 15.
Bc5 {+2.27/4 1} Re8 16. Qe3 {+2.20/4 4} f6 17. Qf4 {+3.28/4 3} Be6 18. exf6
{+3.02/4 6} Qxf6 19. Qxf6 {+1.93/4 1} Nxf6 20. Ne5 {+1.73/4 1} Bxa2 21.
Nxc6 {+2.11/4 0} Bb3 22. Ne7+ {+0.78/4 1} Kf7 23. Re1 {+0.77/4 0} Be6 24.
Rad1 {+0.61/4 1} Rxe7 25. Bxe7 {-0.20/4 0} Kxe7 26. Nd5+ {+0.52/4 0} Nxd5
27. Rxd5 {-0.36/4 0} Kf6 28. Rc5 {+0.30/4 0} c6 29. Rf1+ {+0.18/4 0} Ke7
30. Rd1 {-0.25/4 0} Rf8 31. h4 {-0.23/4 0} g6 32. Rd3 {-0.09/4 0} h5 33.
Ra5 {-0.22/4 0} Bd5 34. Re3+ {+0.02/4 1} Kd6 35. Rg3 {-0.79/4 0} Rf6 36. b4
{-0.78/4 0} Ke5 37. Re3+ {+0.23/4 0} Kd6 38. Raa3 {-0.55/4 0} Rf4 39. g3
{-1.37/4 0} Rxb4 40. Kf2 {-1.42/5 3} Rb2+ 41. Re2 {-1.33/5 1} Rxe2+ 42.
Kxe2 {-1.13/4 0} Kc5 43. Ra1 {-1.19/4 0} Kd4 44. Rd1+ {-1.05/4 0} Kc3 45.
Rd3+ {-0.92/4 0} Kc4 46. Rd1 {-1.15/4 0} Be6 47. Ke3 {-0.94/4 0} Bf5 48.
Rd4+ {-0.80/4 0} Kc5 49. Rd8 {-0.91/4 0} Kb6 50. Kf4 {-0.76/4 0} Kc7 51.
Rh8 {-0.93/4 0} Bd3 52. Rh7+ {-0.17/4 0} Kb6 53. Ke3 {-0.99/4 0} Bc2 54.
Re7 {-0.91/4 0} Bf5 55. Re5 {-0.83/4 0} Bh3 56. Kd3 {-0.35/4 0} Bf5+ 57.
Kc4 {-0.19/4 0} Bc2 58. Re8 {-0.19/4 0} Bf5 59. Kb4 {-0.20/4 0} Bg4 60. Re1
{-0.20/4 0} Bh3 61. Re8 {-0.22/4 0} Bd7 62. Re1 {-0.32/4 0} Bf5 63. Re2
{-0.20/4 0} Bd3 64. Re1 {-0.30/4 0} Bf5 65. Re2 {-0.20/4 0} Bg4 66. Re1
{-0.34/4 0} Bh3 67. Re8 {-0.22/4 0} Bd7 68. Re1 {-0.32/4 0} c5+ 69. Kc3
{-0.80/5 1} Kc6 70. Kb3 {-0.82/4 0} b6 71. Kc3 {-0.86/4 0} a5 72. Kb3
{-0.89/4 0} Kd5 73. Rd1+ {-0.61/4 0} Kc6 74. Re1 {-0.89/4 0} Kd6 75. Rd1+
{-0.89/5 1} Kc7 76. Re1 {-0.90/4 0} Bc6 77. Kc4 {-0.97/4 0} Kd6 78. Rd1+
{-0.60/4 0} Kc7 79. Re1 {-0.97/4 0} Ba4 80. Re6 {-0.42/4 0} Bc2 81. Re2
{-0.46/5 0} Bf5 82. Kd5 {-0.54/5 1} Kd7 83. Kc4 {-0.76/4 0} Kd6 84. Re1
{-0.80/4 0} Kc6 85. Kc3 {-1.02/5 1} Kd5 86. Re7 {-1.10/4 0} Be4 87. Rb7
{-0.69/5 0} Kc6 88. Re7 {-0.76/5 0} Kd5 89. Rb7 {-0.69/5 0} Kc6 90. Re7
{-0.76/5 0} Bf5 91. Ra7 {-0.90/5 0} Bd7 92. Ra8 {-0.98/5 0} Be6 93. Ra7
{-0.98/5 0} Kd5 94. Rg7 {-0.84/5 0} Bf5 95. Rb7 {-0.67/5 0} Kc6 96. Ra7
{-0.90/5 0} Bd7 97. Ra8 {-0.98/5 0} Be6 98. Ra7 {-0.98/5 0} Ba2 99. Rg7
{-0.46/5 0} Bb1 100. Re7 {-0.69/5 0} Kd6 101. Rf7 {-0.89/4 0} Kc6 102. Rf6+
{-0.50/4 0} Kc7 103. Rf7+ {-0.59/4 0} Kd6 104. Rf6+ {-0.50/4 0} Kc7 105.
Rf7+ {-0.59/4 0} Kc6 106. Re7 {-0.69/5 0} Kb5 107. Kb2 {-0.63/5 0} ... {1-0
Black forfeits on time} Bf5 108. Kc3 {-0.72/5 0} Bg4 109. Kb3 {-0.71/4 0}
Kc6 110. Kc3 {-0.89/5 1} Kb5 111. Kb3 {-0.71/4 0} Kc6 112. Kc4 {-0.98/4 0}
Bd7 113. Kc3 {-0.92/5 0} a4 114. Rg7 {-0.87/5 0} Bf5 115. Re7 {-1.19/5 0}
b5 116. Ra7 {-1.47/5 0} a3 117. Kb3 {-1.58/5 0} b4 118. Re7 {-2.08/5 1} Kd5
119. Ra7 {-1.83/4 0} Bg4 120. Rg7 {-1.85/5 0} Bd1+ 121. Ka2 {-1.91/4 0} Bc2
122. Ra7 {-2.07/5 0} Kd4 123. Rd7+ {-1.99/5 0} Kc3 124. Re7 {-1.99/4 0} Bf5
125. Re2 {-2.15/5 0} Kd3 126. Re8 {-2.14/4 0} Kc3 127. Re2 {-2.15/5 0} Bd3
128. Re1 {-2.44/4 0} b3+ 129. Kxa3 {-2.50/4 0} b2 130. Ka2 {-5.61/5 0} Kd2
131. Rg1 {-3.10/4 0} b1=Q+ 132. Rxb1 {-1.29/4 0} Bxb1+ 133. Kxb1 {-3.10/5
0} c4 134. g4 {-9.81/5 0} hxg4 135. h5 {-11.97/5 0} gxh5 136. Ka2 {-14.72/5
0} c3 137. Ka3 {-15.37/5 0} h4 138. ... {White resigns} 0-1

This was under Arena 2.01. It is well known Arena's issue to handle the exact time left for the engines. If the engine has an aggressive time management, it could lose games on time. In your opinion this game should be awarded to white? In the move 107, black had forfeited by time. Or should it be given to Black?

I love Arena, but I wish they could fix this in the following version. IMO, if the gui detects that an engine has run out of time, the game must be stopped automatically, not allowing these things to happen.

Regards,
Carlos

[David Dahlem]

In Arena 1.1, under tournament options, there is a "Autoflag" option. If this is checked, when an engine runs out of time, the game is automatically stopped and is scored as a loss for that engine.

[Carlos777]

In Arena 1.1, under tournament options, there is a "Autoflag" option. If this is checked, when an engine runs out of time, the game is automatically stopped and is scored as a loss for that engine.

Hi David,

Maybe Arena 1.1 is better in this case.

I already configure that in Arena 2.01:

Engines>Tournament>Options>Autoflag checked.

Carlos