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Game drawn by insufficient materials?


  • 13 months ago · Quote · #1

    davidsteinsland

    Hi,

    Just played a game, and got two queens promoted whereas the other player just had his king left.

    We both had time enough to play until the mate, which would inevitable happen the next seconds.

    Game: http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=290209751

    After been playing for like 70 moves, it's really annoying that the game is drawn just as I am about to win! 

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #2

    Scottrf

    Obviously you didn't have enough time, seeing as you ran out.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #3

    JinLun

    In this game what did they mean by insufficient material. Clearly white had more than enough material.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #4

    ChaoChinKun

    Yeah well...Qhf2 would have mated right before you ran out of time..

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #5

    AndTheLittleOneSaid

    JinLun,

    Black ran out of time, white didn't have enough material to mate. Draw.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #6

    JinLun

    Surely if you run out the clock your opponent automatically wins regardless of pieces left on the board.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #7

    AndTheLittleOneSaid

    JinLun wrote:

    Surely if you run out the clock your opponent automatically wins regardless of pieces left on the board.

    No, you need enough material to mate. Just a pawn will do.

    Simply put, you cannot win with just a king.


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