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Why didn't Lichess server declare this game a draw?

I played a 1+0 game against a Lichess user. No capture was made from move 52 to move 159. Despite this reality, the Lichess server declared that my opponent had won the game. Frankly, this makes no sense. Is anyone able to provide an explanation for this controversy?

Here's the link to my game - lichess.org/RzZoc4hwMOv8
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Move 104 had g5 played
Move 121 had f5
Move 148 had e5

Probably some earlier pawn moves too.
FIDE rules

9.3 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by the player having the move, if:
a. he writes his move on his scoresheet and declares to the arbiter his intention to
make this move, which shall result in the last 50 moves having been made by each
player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture, or
b. the last 50 consecutive moves have been made by each player without the
movement of any pawn and without any capture.
@Sarg0n, thank you for the response! I didn't know about the last FIDE rule. For some reason, I was always under the impression that the passage of fifty moves without capture = draw. Turns out, the movement of a pawn during this period can ensure otherwise.
Rule is logical both pawn movements and captures change state of the game in irreversible way i.e guarantee progress of some kind
@MrPushwood said in #8:
> (He didn't know that?)

How often does one play games that far, at high levels and in OTB?

I wonder. To the point of have a contradicting experience to held belief: one has to be able to distinguish between pawn moves and capture only rule, over many moves. I don't count 50 that well. but that is not an argument, just explaining why I ask.
The 50 move rule means 50 moves without a capture or pawn move not just 50 moves with no capture. Just as capture resets the count, pawn moves also reset it.

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