Why Didn't I Win?

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pizzapier

Today I played a game down to where I had the lone king and my opponent had the king, Queen and pawn.

I avoided checkmate until my opponent ran out of time.  At that point the computer declared a draw due to insufficient material.

Should I be the winner in this situation?

Scottrf

Search insufficient material in the bar on the right.

Pre_VizsIa

You don't get the win if you don't have enough material to checkmate your opponent. You didn't, so you didn't win.

pizzapier

Thanks for the info!  I understand now.

Scottrf, I read your post under insufficient material.