Originally posted by ckoh1965No it just means that you can lose on time still.
So what does that mean, exactly? I make a legal move with my queen to a square other that its original square; let go of it; and then forget to stop my own clock. My clock continues ticking away. My queen move isn't completed. And if it happens that at that moment I ran out of time, I would lose the game on time. Fine.
So does that mean, since my move ha ...[text shortened]... to a different square, having let go of it earlier? Surely that doesn't sound correct to me?
Lets say the time limit is 50 moves in 2 hours. You make move 50 with a minute to go (that is within the time limit so you have not lost on time, if you press your clock) but don't press your clock.
Your opponent spends a minute thinking then claims a win on time as your 50th move was not completed (by pressing your clock) before the hand fell.
So does that mean, since my move hasn't been completed yet, do I have the option to move my queen to a different square, having let go of it earlier? Surely that doesn't sound correct to me?[/b]You have not read the article 4.7.1 section properly. It says quite clearly that "When, as a legal move or part of a legal move, a piece has been released on a square, it cannot then be moved to another square."