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The Shortest Stalemate Possible?

Submitted by invisible1 on Sun, 11/18/2007 at 8:13am.

Here's just a little something cool for all you chess lovers out there! The shortest stalemate possible in this most intriguing game! Before you look, just give a guess how many moves that would be! And be surprised! =)

 

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by jan2fonsie - 2 months ago
Lucena City Philippines
Member Since: Sep 2009
Member Points: 116

I found this posted in Youtube.

by Eustake - 16 months ago
Bucharest Romania
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 120

This is not a chess game as we know because it simply has another objective: to obtain the stalemate position as fast as possible. This chess problem was introduced by Sam Loyd a hundred years ago and he did a great job. I don't understand off-topic comments which say these moves are stupid.

GIVEN THE OBJECTIVE, let me see your answers, let me see your big brains, `troll` people! Let's see how can you create a shorter stalemate than this! I seriously doubt you can :)

by ejs910 - 2 years ago
New York United States
Member Since: Aug 2009
Member Points: 24

It would be nice if idiots would refrain from implying or stating that this sequence is unrealistic.  It also might not improve your chess game.  But it's a logic puzzle and it's brilliant.  End of story.

by Lattenkiste - 2 years ago
Front Royal, VA United States
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 165

ChessCaiisa... ur an idiot.

Great stuff invisible1! I'll have to remember this sequence. Wink

by jxchessmaster - 2 years ago
Little Rock United States
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Member Points: 36

Very entertaining. Real genius.Wink

by minihag_a - 2 years ago
Chess.com HQ Singapore
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Double Stalemate?
by temperok - 2 years ago
Birmingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 6

That is just amazing...

That is just amazing how people could really think that it was a real game. Seriously people, that was just a kind of experiment to find out the shortest stale mate assuming both players want it. Your comments like "this was some kids on tournament" are just ridiculous. You should get outside sometimes to socialise and start to think creatively.

PS. I've guest right, that it will take 10 moves ;)

by ChessCaiisa - 3 years ago
Selangor Malaysia
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 178

if u want my advice,dont waste your time solving or creating puzzles like this.

spend your time solving other puzzles which helps u 2 improve your chess playing like the daily puzzles on this site.

by ChessCaiisa - 3 years ago
Selangor Malaysia
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 178

the players possible ratings

white: 50 or below

black:-99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

by ChessCaiisa - 3 years ago
Selangor Malaysia
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 178

i dont think this should be even called a puzzle

by ChessCaiisa - 3 years ago
Selangor Malaysia
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 178

stupidest puzzle ever..

stupidest moves ever...

by figrock - 3 years ago
United States
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Hum....Undecided

by dronacarya - 3 years ago
Santiago Chile
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 331

i'll try it to draw against a grand master!!! LOL

by Dekker - 3 years ago
Limmen Netherlands
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 3682

Thanks for posting,

I really like this stuff


by tzhepiezo - 3 years ago
Pretoria (Centurion) South Africa
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Thats verry verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry stupid. Was that a dead person playing???


by Longboylegend - 3 years ago
san pedro de macorris Dominican Republic
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waw!!!
by mata123 - 4 years ago
lavaleta Malta
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lol why he dind't eat the queen with the rook?
by BASILIEUS - 4 years ago
United States
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Member Points: 77
lol... thats funny.
by rodney1 - 4 years ago
Massachusetts, USA United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 206
D. U. M...D...U...M...E...R=DUMMEST. ... . ... . ... D.U.M.M.Y
by kamanyola - 4 years ago
roanoke, VA United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 19

This is a joke young man.

lol

thanks anyway 


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