Hi guys,
in some lichess games I (or my opponent) have finished with a lone knight (plus king, of course) against king wich it's always automatically asserted as draw (for insufficient material).
But it appears that when there are two knights (one per side), lichess doesn't give it as a draw (it has to be agreed, or 50 move rule). I'm wondering why. It's not the same? Can you mate your opponent with a lone knight if he has other knight in some strange position? It just looks odd to me.
Game in case: lichess.org/v4D9sp53/black#98 (terrible play, I know). Of course, it was quickly agreed as draw.
in some lichess games I (or my opponent) have finished with a lone knight (plus king, of course) against king wich it's always automatically asserted as draw (for insufficient material).
But it appears that when there are two knights (one per side), lichess doesn't give it as a draw (it has to be agreed, or 50 move rule). I'm wondering why. It's not the same? Can you mate your opponent with a lone knight if he has other knight in some strange position? It just looks odd to me.
Game in case: lichess.org/v4D9sp53/black#98 (terrible play, I know). Of course, it was quickly agreed as draw.