Ken McNulty wrote:D.1
Where games are played as in Article 10, a player may claim a draw when he has less than two minutes left on his clock and before his flag falls. This concludes the game.
He may claim on the basis:
a.that his opponent cannot win by normal means, and/or
b.that his opponent has been making no effort to win by normal means.
You don't say which claim was made in either position, either that a win was not possible or that no effort was being made. If the latter, then a complete score would be required.
In the first I would require play to continue otb and hence be minded to reject the claim in the absence of an arbiter; although perhaps drawish there is certainly scope for trying to win by either side. If the claim was that Black made no attempt to win by normal means and the score sheet simply showed mindless shuffling for the previous half dozen or more moves (Bh1-d5-a8-b7-a8-c6-d5 that sort of stuff) then I would however consider the case proven, in which case draw. In all other situations loss, but with a certain heavy heart, it should be drawn if played out, bar utterly moronic play.
In the second, I would reject the claim as White is not on the move.
[Note that if he had been on the move when he made his or her claim, I would be minded to accept the claim in the absence of the arbiter, as I would assume that White had next to zero seconds left, as he is about to win gross material due to the trapped (and shortly to be lost) knight and the ease with which Black's pawns can be attacked by the White rook. If the clock times were given as well and White had 20 seconds left then draw, but if he had 2 minutes left, then loss. Otb I would postpone my decision and ask for the game to continue, but would be minded to award the draw after flag fall. This is all academic: it was Black's move, therefore the claim must fail.]