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Timeour result in draw?

In a recent game, I had time left on the clock but the game resulted in a draw. How is this possible?
That's because the other player had not enought material to deliver checkmate at that time. Thus, the best posible outcome for him was a draw, and that was what he got.
He ran out of time. That would have counted as a win for you IF you had enough material to deliver checkmate. Since you had not enough material but the winning side ran out of time, you got awarded with a half point instead of a full point.

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