Answers.Body: <p>Draw by §7.5.5. (Analog is fallen flag, draw by §6.9.)</p>
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  <p>7.5.5    ...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.  (Source: <a href="https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FIDE Laws of Chess</a>)</p>
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Answers.Text: The laws being referred to are at https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023 . The relevant text in 7.5.5 is "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."
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Body: <p>Suppose player X has only a king. Their opponent has played two illegal moves during the game. Is it a draw or does X win?</p>
  
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Title: What is the result if a player has insufficient material and the opponent plays two illegal moves?
ThreadText: # What is the result if a player has insufficient material and the opponent plays two illegal moves?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-20)
  
  Suppose player X has only a king. Their opponent has played two illegal moves during the game. Is it a draw or does X win?
  
  **Tags:** rules, draw, illegal-move, winning
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-12-20. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  Draw by §7.5.5. (Analog is fallen flag, draw by §6.9.)
  
  > 7.5.5 ...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. (Source: [FIDE Laws of Chess](https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023))
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: The laws being referred to are at https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023 . The relevant text in 7.5.5 is "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."  
  
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