The two Minute Rule

[donaldheron]

Re to Patrick. This was never meant to be about a particular game, arbiters or players but about the two minute rule and how to proceed in that situation. I wanted to know because I did not do the right thing. If you do post the game and indicate the point where the two minute rule is invoked I think you will see a marked deterioration in my play because the arbiter told me that the draw claim was on the basis that I was not trying to win which was not true (I always try to win). As previously stated I had a plan to retreat my king and then bring it forward to a better square - this would have made my position a bit better. Who knows what the result would have been if the game played out properly. Then I would have looked for another plan and so on. Given the claim I abandoned this and made bad moves simple to show I was trying to win - this was a mistake. I now know what to do in future. In other words I do not disagree with anything you say Patrick including that you had the advantage in the final position but not necessarily a win which proves that there was still a game to play. Post the game if you like but remember this post was never meant to be about one game - I was just looking for advice.