Should only opposite colored bishops considered insufficient material?

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Avatar of MSchwartz111

 I just played a game, and it ended in 'insufficient material even though

in this position it's still theoretically possible for this to happen.

Avatar of mrhjornevik

But ypu cant force that position. I for one would rather have a easy draw then the 50 moves rule

Avatar of Jenium

You also cannot force mate from the initial position of a game. That's not how it works. According to FIDE this is not a draw. But us and chess.com rules are different.

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Jenium wrote:

You also cannot force mate from the initial position of a game. That's not how it works. According to FIDE this is not a draw. But us and chess.com rules are different.

Thanks

Avatar of tygxc

'6.9 Except where one of Articles 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3 applies, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in the allotted time, the game is lost by that player. However, the game is drawn if the position is such that the opponent cannot checkmate the player’s king by any possible series of legal moves.'

Laws of Chess

Avatar of borovicka75
In position you show, if you win on time it is a win in tournaments played with FIDE rules. But, as far as i know, chess com use uscf rules in which this is a draw. Nonsense bur true.
Avatar of MSchwartz111

It's funny because even though the above position is considered an automatic insufficient material draw, the below positions are not

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@7

Yes, the chess.com implementation is far from perfect. On chess.com you can even get a draw by letting your time run out by a so called insufficient material in the face of a forced checkmate.

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tygxc wrote:

@7

Yes, the chess.com implementation is far from perfect. On chess.com you can even get a draw by letting your time run out by a so called insufficient material in the face of a forced checkmate.

That's possible?