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Bug: Lost by time while opponent had Insufficient material to mate

I just lost a game because the clock ran out but my opponent had only one night left. If the clock runs out for one player, and the opponent has insufficient material to mate, it should be declared a draw.
Incorrect, K+N is sufficient to checkmate you from here:
if you get Ka8 Bb8 and white gets Ka6 and Nb6 it would be mate.what u are saying would happen if your opponent had one knight and king and u had just your king
@kasparov_4 would like to add to the end of your response "what u are saying would happen if your opponent had one knight and king and u had just your king" and bishop.

@PocketAces I think the rule is pretty stupid as no sane person would mate themselves like described but it is a rule.
@ChEsSmAgEdDoN no i meant that the insufficient material rule would appply if his opponent had King and knight and he had just king.if he had king and bishop checkmate wold still be possible

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