draw by insufficient material - Chess Forums

CRANKSTER_86

Jun 9, 2016

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#1

opponent had a queen and king but ran out of time, I got 0 points because it said draw by insufficient material. well he could have won but ran out time so that should be my win, why do I get 0 points ?

Diakonia

Jun 9, 2016

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#2

You just had a king. You cant win with just a king. So its a draw by insufficient material.

Diakonia

Jun 9, 2016

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#3

I will give you 10 minutes. Its your move. Win this as white.

Diakonia

Jun 9, 2016

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#4

eveningstarandlion wrote:

I'm fairly certain white cannot win here. White doesn't have anything to checkmate with.

Exactly!