Insufficient material - bishop vs 2 pawns - why this is a draw?

The confusion arises because of the difference between FIDE and USCF rules.

Under FIDE the position in the original post would be a win for black because mate is possible (no matter how unlikely).

Under USCF the result is a draw because mate cannot be forced.

What made him finally accept the draw?

I think he finally came around and realized he had nothing to play for and the offer for a draw was the best thing for him.

I see what you mean but I'm honestly not even seeing how it's possible in that position.

White promotes one of their Pawns to a Knight or a Bishop and gets mated in the corner.

It could happen.

Also, someone else pointed it out, but this would have been a draw in a FIDE game too. The difference being there is a human arbiter who makes the call as opposed to it being automatically triggered.

Show me  

Oops. Pretend the Knight is a rook.

*Bishop

Yes. Pretend it's a Bishop.

SMH what is wrong with me lol

Or, with ONLY the pieces in the original position mate is possible for both sides, including black. First the original position, then a potential mate for black.

That's virtually identical to the one I posted.

Similar. But using only the original pieces.  And no promotions. And a lot less moves. And with only the white king and pawn in the same position. 

I was just asking for someone to show me it was possible and found it was on my own right away anyways. Whether it could be done more quickly or without promotion isn't really relevant. Either way that position is never happening unless white is intentionally trying to be checkmated. Also noone was wondering if it was possible for white to checkmate. That's beyond obvious. The whole point was white ran out of time and whether this should have resulted in a draw or not.

100% I think it should have.

Ok So now you know the difference between FIDE and USCF rules, it is time to move on.

Thanks for the enlightening distinction. I'd have appreciated it a good deal more, though, if it was relevant to the discussion. There are two major problems with your reasoning.

1.) OP was not confused about USCF vs. FIDE. He was unfamiliar with both. You came along to say it was the source of the confusion when in reality it has nothing to do with anything.

2.) Most importantly, this game would have gone to a draw in either format. The process just would have gone differently. The result would have been the same.

So now I will move on. In fact, I had done that two months ago until I noticed this snide remark a few minutes ago. My first instinct was to ignore but then I thought, "This guy is unselfishly offering his wealth of knowledge. I should return the favor and help educate him."

LOL, I've faced many people like that and sometimes, they do end up losing (not just in K+B vs K+ 2 pawns)!

You can mate with king and 2, pawns. Pawns can promote to a rook or even a queen and perhaps deliver a mate.