You can't checkmate with just a Knight and King v King

So how come my opponent gets all the points when they are incapable of winning the match? Surely its a draw?

you played 30 blitz game and lost 20 match... WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!? also yes, you cant checkmate with just a knight and king but if the opponent also has pieces, you have chance of checkmate if they blunder

@lunch_chess said ^

Surely its a draw?

Your description of the game (Topic) is wrong. Always post the link to the game.

Answer to your question: No.
If Black plays bad White can win.

The game:

Possible win for White:

In the future, before asking in the forums, read the FAQ page.

@Viohl

If Black plays bad White can win.

"Black plays badly..."

@an7cplayingchess said ^

@Viohl

If Black plays bad White can win.

"Black plays badly..."

Surprisingly, the position @Viohl suggested can happen in some games with low time control (for example: hyperbullet, Ultrabullet, etc.)

So no, this position is not that impossible to recreate accidentally.

6.9 Except where one of Articles 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3 applies, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in the allotted time, the game is lost by that player. However, the game is drawn if the position is such that the opponent cannot checkmate the player’s king by any possible series of legal moves.

In this case a series of legal moves exists to checkmate: