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Need some advice on this one, it says draw - Reason - Insufficient Material

Game Link - https://www.chess.com/daily/game/251568512

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You cannot give checkmate with 2 knights and King vs King, so you have insufficient material. 

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papps00 wrote:

Need some advice on this one, it says draw - Reason - Insufficient Material

 

Game Link - https://www.chess.com/daily/game/251568512

It's a well known draw. You can't win without help.

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thanks guys

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Strangemover wrote:

You cannot give checkmate with 2 knights and King vs King, so you have insufficient material. 

Well, you can mate, so it's not literally insufficient material, it's merely impossible to force mate.

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llama44 wrote:
Strangemover wrote:

You cannot give checkmate with 2 knights and King vs King, so you have insufficient material. 

Well, you can mate, so it's not literally insufficient material, it's merely impossible to force mate.

Yeah, it was late and I didn't have the energy for the full and detailed. 

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