insufficiant material

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nicojoelle

hi, does anyone understand how chess.com defines "insufficiant material"?

notmtwain

A draw is declared when neither side has mating material.  King versus king or king and bishop versus king. No matter how badly either side plays, mate is impossible.

A draw is also declared when one side runs out of time and the other side lacks mating material. So king and two queens versus a lone king would just be a draw if the side with the two queens runs out of time.