"Jim" wrote in message
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In a blitz tournament game, a player's flag fell in the process of
delivering mate. Both player's had mating material, and time was claimed
immediately (before the mating piece had been released). The controller
awarded the game to the mater, on the principle that mate finishes the
game,
so there's no need to press the clock.

Is this true?

Jim

In this case the arbiters decision was wrong since you clearly state that
the time claim was made before the move was completed. If this issue had
been in dispute then the game would have been awarded to the mater.