Hi, I had never heard of the insufficient material rule, but it came up in my last game. I looked it up, and I don't understand how it applies to the game I played.
It really seems to me like a slam-dunk black victory if I hadn't danced around long enough to waste his last few precious seconds. I expected a regular timeout draw.
You were white and your opponent was the one who ran out of time.
You had only a king. Kings can't mate other kings by themselves. Therefore, you have insufficient mating material.
So even though your opponent ran out of time, a draw is declared.
Hi, I had never heard of the insufficient material rule, but it came up in my last game. I looked it up, and I don't understand how it applies to the game I played.
It really seems to me like a slam-dunk black victory if I hadn't danced around long enough to waste his last few precious seconds. I expected a regular timeout draw.