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32-piece stalemate


  • 9 months ago · Quote · #1

    jrcolonial98

    Does anyone know of a stalemate where no pieces have been taken? 

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #2

    Archerknight

    I'm pretty sure this is impossible.

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #3

    whirlwind2011

    Many years ago, I once achieved checkmate without a single capture in the game. (I remember that the final move was Nf6#, attacking the King on e8 and guarding the only other vacant square, d7.) But stalemate? This is curious. Can we prove that it's impossible--or possible?

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #4

    GatheredDust

    Don't ask me how you get there, but black's stalemated in this position.

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #5

    jrcolonial98

    It must be possible then. Thanks for the diagram! Anyone wanna find a way to get to that position? 

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #6

    Ghuzultyy

    No.

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #7

    Footloosebabu

    The above board is impossible. Look at the G8 Bishop. It couldn't have moved. Yet the H8 Rook has landed in front of it. 

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #8

    GatheredDust

    jrcolonial98 wrote:

    It must be possible then. Thanks for the diagram! Anyone wanna find a way to get to that position? 


    Actually, it's illegal, because the LSB had no way to get to that square. There probably is a way though. I'll mess around and see what I can find.

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #9

    birdsopening

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #10

    GatheredDust


    Well, what do you know? It's possible Laughing

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #11

    jetfighter13

    had to have agreed on a draw beforhand

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #12

    10acious

    I think this game was planned to stalemate with no captures.  But still, anythings possible!

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #13

    birdsopening

    jrcolonial98 and I made our own version on live chess, though many pieces were taken. http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=155922240

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #14

    Mr_ha

    smiley15 wrote:

    Here is one. In twelve moves.

     


    and if its this simple to get one then it must be that quite simple to come up with a few more.

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #15

    birdsopening

    smiley15 wrote:

    Here is one. In twelve moves.

     


    thats pretty much identical to the one i posted

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #16

    TheOneWhoLoses

    GatheredDust wrote:

    Don't ask me how you get there, but black's stalemated in this position.

     

     


    Either I am mistaken, which could be the case, or black's white bishop traveled through some kind of worm hole to get to its current position. Notice how the pawns haven't yet moved....

  • 9 months ago · Quote · #17

    GatheredDust

    TheOneWhoLoses wrote:
    GatheredDust wrote:

    Don't ask me how you get there, but black's stalemated in this position.

     

     


    Either I am mistaken, which could be the case, or black's white bishop traveled through some kind of worm hole to get to its current position. Notice how the pawns haven't yet moved....


    See post 8


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