Besides checkmate, a draw can come from stalemate, insufficient material, the fifty-move rule, threefold repetition, or mutual agreement. But claiming it? That's a cool head in a hot hall—you must stop the clocks and *clearly* call the arbiter, stating the rule. I learned this the hard way after losing on time, muttering "teen baar..." to myself while my opponent just smiled. In tournaments, hesitation is a luxury.
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