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The_Hess
So I was playing a bullet game (hence the general mayhem and odd moves) and this was declared a draw through insufficient material. It was a close call whether or not I made my move in time but insufficient material suggests a problem with the software. No?
blowerd
Just viewed your game. Black has insufficient material to mate so even though you as white ran out of time its still a draw. There is no possible way black can ever win this game now. Hence its a draw.
Nice thinking blowerd but that would still leave me with the problem of why I have previously won games when I've only had a bishop.
Puchiko
If your opponent had other pieces, they could restrict the king's movement and therefore cause helpmate.
AnthonyCG
The big kahunas thought that it would be cheap to let someone be able to win with no pieces or pieces that can't give mate so they made it a draw.
Here's a cool helpmate.
This is the game situation in which I won on time with the bishop. I don't think you can have a help mate for this.
PrawnEatsPrawn
NM Zug
To The_Hess:
Yes, you can. Picture this...Black moves out of the corner and White promotes to a Bishop. Black does not capture the Bishop. White then maneuvers himself into the h1 corner, placing his Bishop on g1 at just the right moment with Black's King on h3. Black then checks on the long diagonal and we have our helpmate.
Absurd, I know, but possible.
Thanks for the info.
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