user19877: What happens if a player dies at the board? What is the ruling? I am interested in both FIDE and/or USCF rules.
I seem to recall about 40 years ago, when reading my first copy of the USCF rule book, that per USCF rules the position would be adjudicated (a result ruling was made based on the position on the board at the time), but of course, it was so long ago, I could be remembering that incorrectly now. I can no longer find anything about that situation for either USCF or FIDE anywhere.
The deceased person does not care, so it would seem natural to award the other player the win since eventually the flag would fall anyway.
During the game CM Kurt Meier versus Alain Patience Niyibizi at the 2014 Olympiad, CM Meier died at the board, but the game was a draw, and I am not sure why, whether it was an act of sportsmanship, or rules.
In another more publicized case, Nikolaos Karapanos played a brilliant game against Israeli IM Dan Zoler, and died during a time scramble. Remarkably, Zoler, is a medical doctor, who tried to revive his opponent, and who was lost on the very final move, graciously resigned the position later in an act of truly commendable sportsmanship.
So if anyone knows, I would appreciate any light you may shed on this situation, which has happened all too often.

user23711: Clock runs out and they lose on time if it is the   move of the dead player.
Otherwise the opponent could resign or move;  unless a draw was offered before the death in which case they could accept the draw (why?) , resign (but more why?), or move and wait for the clock to run out on the now dead opponent.

19877: <p>What happens if a player dies at the board? What is the ruling? I am interested in both FIDE and/or USCF rules.</p>

<p>I seem to recall about 40 years ago, when reading my first copy of the USCF rule book, that per USCF rules the position would be adjudicated (a result ruling was made based on the position on the board at the time), but of course, it was so long ago, I could be remembering that incorrectly now. I can no longer find anything about that situation for either USCF or FIDE anywhere.</p>

<p>The deceased person does not care, so it would seem natural to award the other player the win since eventually the flag would fall anyway.</p>

<p>During the game CM Kurt Meier versus Alain Patience Niyibizi at the 2014 Olympiad, CM Meier died at the board, but the game was a draw, and I am not sure why, whether it was an act of sportsmanship, or rules.</p>

<p>In another more publicized case, Nikolaos Karapanos played a brilliant game against Israeli IM Dan Zoler, and died during a time scramble. Remarkably, Zoler, is a medical doctor, who tried to revive his opponent, and who was lost on the very final move, graciously resigned the position later in an act of truly commendable sportsmanship.</p>

<p>So if anyone knows, I would appreciate any light you may shed on this situation, which has happened all too often.</p>
 23711: <p>Clock runs out and they lose on time if it is the   move of the dead player.</p>
<p>Otherwise the opponent could resign or move;  unless a draw was offered before the death in which case they could accept the draw (why?) , resign (but more why?), or move and wait for the clock to run out on the now dead opponent.</p>
