It means that your opponent did not have the sufficient material to mate you, because you ran out of time, not him. Therefore, it ended in a draw.
Why Did This Game End b/c of Insufficient Material?
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The game didn't end because of insufficient material; the game ended because you ran out of time. Your opponent had insufficient material to win hence the result, a draw.
The OP with Black ran out of time while his opponent had insufficient mating material. Draw.
Apr 27, 2014
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Thanx, everyone.
I've never encountered the situation before. It's funny how you can play 100s of games b4 learning a basic rule.
I'm adjusting to the concept... but I see the rationale. Why should my opponent earn a victory (when he had no chance of winning) simply b/c I ran out of time.
^^^^^^ Ding ding ding ding ding. Exactly. It's a draw. You got why right with:
"Why should my opponent earn a victory (when he had no chance of winning) simply b/c I ran out of time."
Dec 8, 2014
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Was this comment necessary to bring up an 8 month old thread? The OP understands what happened.
Hi. I ran out of time here, but the game ended b/c of insufficient material.
Why? Mind you, I'm not complaining! ;
Clearly, I had sufficient material, I just ran out of time. What gives?
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