why do I keep pulling draw when I have clearly won

can someone please look at my last two games and explain to me why am pulling a draw. when it's obvious that am about to win. in the first game with hasanAmer, I still had my rook, two knight and five pawn, he only had his king and it was called a draw, in the second game with greenchessboii, I had a queen, a knight and two pawns and he only had his king and it was also called a draw. anyway, just learnt how to play chess approx a month ago, so still learning. but this type of matches is pretty irritating especially when I can understand why I pulled a draw, and takes the joy of learning. So, please I will appreciate it if someone can tell Mr how that ended up as a draw, cos it both instances I was about checkmate with the next move.

 

Your last two games were draws by stalemate.

https://support.chess.com/article/682-what-is-stalemate

 

It was your opponent's move, they weren't in check and they had no legal moves so it's a draw.

 

You should always make sure your opponent has at least one legal move available if your move doesn't check or checkmate.

Ok, thanks. I didn't know that. I figured if they didn't have any legal move then that just makes them a sitting duck but now I know. Thanks again

 

You actually had one draw by stalemate, on 25 Oct, in which you were actually the defending side and managed to hold on to the point split (1/2 - 1/2).

 

Always remember, putting the king (and the opponent's other pieces) into paralysis without giving check at the same turn will not earn you a full point at all.

Remember that someone in a poor position is likely playing for stalemate to at least grab a draw from a bad situation. It's actually fun if it's you and you sucker someone into it