Good afternoon! The problem with interpreting a "draw" in a game https://lichess.org/BIdLJrz5TnuD . When playing for white, I carefully considered my moves so that my opponent would have as many moves as possible to declare mate in the last few seconds. Nevertheless, the system determined my victory in time as a draw with appropriate points, although my position allowed me to hold out for another 0.5-2 seconds, taking into account the skill of the opponent's game (he played well, but sometimes for a long time) and my advantage in time is obvious. I ask you to review the results of this game with the appropriate points.
Regardless of the out come of this game, you need to master your basic mates. Queen and King vs King is the easiest.
-Try this Lichess study lesson and master the mate. You also need to work on King and Rook vs King. It's harder, but is is a forced mate. -:] - https://lichess.org/practice/checkmates/piece-checkmates-i/BJy6fEDf/U3r4wkFn -
When you don't have enough material to checkmate (for instance in this game, with your lonely king), you can't win. If your opponent's flag falls, it's a draw. The reason why your game is automatically commentated: "Draw by time and insufficient material." Does this answer your question, @LatRus?
If you cannot checkmat eon the board, then you cannot win on time.
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