White ran out of time and black has no material to mate
Draw by Insufficient Material?
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I thought that I would lose when the time ran out, regardeless of black's position. Thanks for the reply. I guess it's one of those rules I'll have to learn. It still kind of sucks for black though.
Aug 11, 2015
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Knowing the rules would help. If a player runs out of time, the opposing player wins unless:
FIDE - Mate is physically impossible by the person with time. If even a help mate is possible, he wins.
USCF - The player with time has just a King, a King and one Bishop, a King and one Knight, or a King and Two Knights with the player that ran out of time having no pawns. If he has at least 1 pawn, the player with the 2 Knights wins regardless of whether or not it's forced. The only exception to this is if the player with time can demonstrate "forced" checkmate, like the following would be a win for Black:
This game was played at chess.com and I was unable to finish because of a "Draw by Insufficient Material". Can someone explain why? I see no reason why I couldn't advance one of these pawns and win the game.