Rule 14E and delay clock?

[petrel]

Rule 14E states that a game is drawn “even when a player exceeds the time limit” if the opponent has insufficient forces. Would it be a good idea to rewrite this rule so that it doesn’t apply when a delay clock is being used (at least where the opponent has more than a lone king)? While the losing chances of a player facing K+N are not generally high, still, as Bill Smythe points out in his recent post, they are not zero. Should a player be allowed to ignore them completely and just get a draw by letting his or her time expire even if he or she is playing with delay? Maybe not.

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[dmforsythe]

If the player exceeds the time limit, (14E, 14E1, 14E2, 14E2) it should always be a draw. What type of clock the players have does not matter.

[rfeditor]

@petrel

Rule 14E states that a game is drawn “even when a player exceeds the time limit” if the opponent has insufficient forces. Would it be a good idea to rewrite this rule so that it doesn’t apply when a delay clock is being used (at least where the opponent has more than a lone king)? While the losing chances of a player facing K+N are not generally high, still, as Bill Smythe points out in his recent post, they are not zero. Should a player be allowed to ignore them completely and just get a draw by letting his or her time expire even if he or she is playing with delay? Maybe not.

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Where are you going to draw the line? I assume you do not intend to allow a win on time with a bare King. How about the other positions under 14D (Insufficient material to continue)? Then there’s K+N vs K+N (of B), in which it is possible to checkmate. Once you atart down this road, you are going to end up with a very long list of exceptions.