In a sudden death time control, a player with less than five minutes of remaining time may stop the clock and ask the director to declare the game a draw on the grounds that the player has insufficient losing chances. The draw shall be awarded if the director believes that a Class C player would have little chance to lose the position against a Master with both having ample time. However, the player making the claim must have less than five minutes remaining otherwise the game continues. Also, there is a subtle but distinct difference between insufficient losing chances and actual winning chances. A player may be winning the game but still have significant chances of losing.
Directors have several choices under the insufficient losing chances rule.
The claim is clearly incorrect, and deny the claim and subtract one minute from the claimant's remaining time. The claim is too close to call, and ask the players to resume the game. Under this option, the director may watch the game with the intent of upholding the claim if the opponent is making no progress. A director who is watching a game after an insufficient losing chances claim may declare the game drawn even if the original claimant's flag falls. The claim is too close to call, and instruct the claimant to make a later re-claim if the opponent is making no progress.