Was it time?
How the hell is this a draw
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Draw my time out and insufficient material.
Yes, 'twas time. Your opponent ran out of time and there is no way for you to win, so it's a draw.
Black timed out so he can’t mate and white only has a king so he can’t mate. Making it a draw.
Well, thanks. Today i learned something new. I assumed i would get the win cause he timed.
It’a a strange rule and one that I forget a lot. I’ve had games where I thought I would win from time out and it was a draw.
It’s just weird to get use to. In most games, your time runs out you lose. But yes it does make sense.
Apr 24, 2021
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Yep. Chess is a game played on the board. The time element is artificial, and is mainly there to stop one player from taking forever (if literally was allowed to do so, could never be beaten) and to produce an even playing field. So, while you cannot claim any sort of victory if you have used up all your time, you cannot "lose" if the position on the board is absolutely impossible to lose.
Think of playing through a game score-sheet at draughts (checkers). All of Blacks pieces come off the board, and then the sheet says "Black wins".
it was not repetition.