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Women World Chess Championship: Appeals Committee ruled
Written by Content Team 04 September 2008
Very interesting position! isn't it? This is regarding the protest related
to the sudden death game between Ms Monika Socko (white) and Ms
Sabina-Francesca Foisor (black) where, in the final position, both players
had a king and a knight each. The Appeals Committee examined a protest
made by the player Ms Monika Socko regarding her game with
Sabina-Francesca Foisor. The complainant fulfilled the conditions
concerning the $ 500 deposit. The protest has been examined under the
provision of Article 3.17, par. 3.17.1, point a) and d) of the Regulations
for the Women's World Chess Championship.
The flag of black fell indicating that the game was lost on time. However
the Chief Arbiter decided that the game was drawn based on Article 9.6 of
the Laws of Chess. The Chief Arbiter indicated that in order to achieve a
position where white threatens to mate black in the next move, needs that
black intentionally places his king and knight so that white can mate in
the next move (White: Kc7,Nb6 - Black: Ka8,Na7).
Article 9.6 states that, quote "The game is drawn when a position is
reached from which a checkmate cannot occur by any possible series of
legal moves, even with the most unskilled play. This immediately ends the
game, provided that the move producing this position is legal."
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Women's World Chess Championship : Monika
Socko |
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In her protest, Ms Monika Socko contended that
she had won the game based on the fact that the flag of her opponent had
fallen.
Having considered the arguments presented by the player in her protest and
the decision of the Chief Arbiter, the Appeals Committee has decided that
indeed based on the provisions of Article 9.6, playing in a most unskilled
manner can result in the position indicated by the Chief Arbiter which can
lead to a checkmate.
Therefore the Appeals Committee has decided that the game is a win for
white.
Appeals Committee :
Georgios Makropoulos, Chairman
Lewis Ncube, member
Lakhdar Mazouz, member
Reference:
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Women's World Chess Championship 08 official site
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