
Different Types of Stalemate
What is a Stalemate?
Stalemate is an occurrence when a player has no legal moves to make yet is not in check. In this situation, the game turns into a draw. There are many variations of stalemate in the chess world but here is a list of some types of stalemates:
1. King vs. King
This scenario of stalemate is when there are no pieces but kings on the boards, thus ending in a draw.
2. Stalemate in Specific Endgames
This scenario of stalemate is when one player has a king and a pawn whilst the other has just a king. Depending on how you think about it, it could be a draw or a win for the side with the pawn. The same thing happens to multiple scenarios.
3. Complicated Mating Scenarios
Some stalemates can happen in scenarios with various material advantages (or disadvantages). You can have a game where you're just at move 10 and you could still have a stalemate.
4. Insufficient Material
If a person uses a single bishop or knight to try and checkmate the king, it will be deemed stalemate under insufficient material, for there is a lack of pieces to checkmate with.
5. Other types of draws
These include threefold repetition, when the same position is repeated thrice in a game; the 50-move rule, when a player can claim a draw when neither player has made a capture nor moved a pawn for 50 consecutive moves; and an agreement between two players, often done when the position seems extremely equal.
I hope this info can help you plan games better in the future!