Why is a game with a pawn on the board being declared as draw because of "insufficient material"? Does that mean, that the opponent with the pawn (and a bishop (with the 'wrong' 'colour')) decided it to be a draw? (I only had the king.) If this is the case, I suggest to not let the system say "insufficient material", but something like "White declares draw."
The game in which that happened: https://lichess.org/Y2ok6uIT
I would think you would be happy to have a draw called there. And "White declares draw" clearly wouldn't be right either.
@MrPushwood said:
> And "White declares draw" clearly wouldn't be right either.
You seem to use the word "clearly" too hasty. Do you have a reason for the case/option/possibility, that White did not declare a draw? My reasons for the case, that White declared a draw, are:
1. The game was declared a draw.
2. I (Black) did neither suggest nor agree to a draw.
3. There was a pawn, so there was enough material to theoretically checkmate.
4. White had no chance to make progress and checkmate in practice.
In the game overview in the browser, it says: "Draw claimed • Insufficient material". That I found out after writing my initial post. In the app, it says only: "Insufficient material • Draw".
In the game overview in the browser, it says: "Draw claimed • Insufficient material". That I found out after writing my initial post. In the app, it says only: "Insufficient material • Draw".
White offered a draw, you did not have to agree to it: as you cannot checkmate your opponent in any way, the system automatically agrees to the draw on your behalf.
Exactly. In this position, white offered a draw. Since you have no series of legal moves that can win, you cannot refuse this offer. Here the computer accepted for you. In an OTB event, if you did not accept, the arbiter would intervene and declare a draw.
@tpr said:
> White offered a draw
I do not know, what White technically did. But a draw offer cannot have been logically possible, since an offer needs deciding options and I would have had none. After all the comments, it is still very likely, that White declared a draw. And I suggest to Lichess, to programm the mobile app in a way, that it says that. My suggestion is, as I said: "White declares draw."
I have to add, that I am not sure about the exact meanings of the verbs 'declare' and 'claim'. Maybe "White claims draw" would be better.
As per FIDE rules are arbitor guidelines, any claim of a draw is FIRST regarded as an offer. Only if the opponent rejects the offer, does it become a claim to be assessed. So tpr's wording is fully correct.