Answers.Body: <p>It's a draw.  FIDE rule 6.9 states (emphasis mine):</p>
  
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    <p>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. <strong>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.</strong></p>
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  <p>Since the player with the bare king cannot checkmate the opponent by any legal sequence of moves, the game is drawn if his opponent runs out of time.</p>
  
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Body: <p>If player A, who has a bare king, plays against player B who has around 9 pieces left on the board, and player B timer runs out (let's say player A's timer has 3 seconds remaining), who wins the match? Theoretically speaking, player A has no way to win the game but by player B's timer running out.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: It's a draw, due to no mating material.
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Title: Time ran out against bare king
ThreadText: # Time ran out against bare king
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-28)
  
  If player A, who has a bare king, plays against player B who has around 9 pieces left on the board, and player B timer runs out (let's say player A's timer has 3 seconds remaining), who wins the match? Theoretically speaking, player A has no way to win the game but by player B's timer running out.
  
  **Tags:** rules
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: It's a draw, due to no mating material.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-08-28. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
  
  It's a draw. FIDE rule 6.9 states (emphasis mine):
  
  > 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.**
  
  Since the player with the bare king cannot checkmate the opponent by any legal sequence of moves, the game is drawn if his opponent runs out of time.
  
  
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