draw

when participating in a chess round robin tournament. if there is a draw due to insufficient mating material for example, do both players get a point?

@OP: Normally, if a game is drawn, both players receive 1/2 point.

I wouldn't say normally I would say always

They would get 1/2 point to each player because 1/2 + 1/2 = 1.

In rare cases, the players would not receive 1/2 point. For example, if a draw were pre-arranged, and the tournament director learned of the collusion, the TD could punish both players by declaring the game lost by both of them. The players would then receive 0 points each.

Another hypothetical example would involve one player forfeiting a game due to unsportsmanlike conduct at a point when the forfeiting player's opponent has insufficient mating material (i.e., a bare King). The forfeiting player would lose and receive 0 points, while the opponent would draw and receive 1/2 point.

I don't know of any actual examples of these scenarios occurring, but this is my understanding of some of the rules of FIDE (e.g., Article 12.3b).

thank you this was helpful