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The FIDE Laws Of Chess. The official rules of Chess from the World Chess Federation.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Tom wrote on Tue, Mar 31, 2009 12:46 AM UTC:
Question..
Playing a grade school tournament both players have a King and a Bishop.
Player 'W' flag falls
Is it a win (as it is possible to playout and win.. time permitting) or is
it a a draw?

I'm confused by:

6.10

Except where Articles 5.1 or one of the Articles 5.2 (a), (b) and (c)
apply, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in the
allotted time, the game is lost by the player. However, the game is drawn,
if the position is such that the opponent cannot checkmate the player`s
king by any possible series of legal moves, even with the most unskilled
counterplay.

and

'If your flag falls and your opponent has insufficient material to win on
time, the game is a draw.
Insufficient material is when (1) one’s opponent has only a lone king; (2)
one’s opponent has only
king and bishop or king and knight, and does not have a forced win; or
when (3) one has no
pawns and one’s opponent has only king and two knights and no forced win
(§14E)'