How come this is a draw ?

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The situation from the diagram you posted is a draw by both FIDE and USCF rules, as the only possible continuation from this position is Kxc7#. Thus, Black has no mating material.

The game should never be adjudicated based on material alone and abstracting from the final position - if the side who still has time gets forcibly checkmated or a stalemate of any side is forced, it's a draw.

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jaaas wrote:

The situation from the diagram you posted is a draw by both FIDE and USCF rules, as the only possible continuation from this position is Kxc7#. Thus, Black has no mating material.

I know that, but is chess.com smart enough to know that?

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Chess.com have identified a number of situations (K+P vs. K+N, etc.) that are considered to be drawn.  They're not always correct, but computer programming has its limitations.

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Here's the history of the current rule.  Read Post 96.

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/help-support/no-mating-material--draw?page=1

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ponz111 wrote:

White has to play Qxg4+ to secure the draw.  Any other move such as Qd5+ would probably lose for White as after Qd5+ Black moves his king and then White runs out of time and then Black wins because Black has sufficient material to mate [the pawn could become a queen] and White loses as White has run out of time.

duh lol

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