knight and king checkmate
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beebopalula1
Dec 12, 2025
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Is it possible to checkmate with just a knight and king or does chess.com call it a draw?
Dec 12, 2025
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It’s not possible to checkmate with only a king and knight. So I believe the player with only a king can claim it a draw. Also, there’s a 50 move rule that allows a player to claim a draw if there is no capture after 50 consecutive moves.
ChessEnthusiast48 wrote:
It’s not possible to checkmate with only a king and knight. So I believe the player with only a king can claim it a draw. Also, there’s a 50 move rule that allows a player to claim a draw if there is no capture after 50 consecutive moves.
You can't claim a draw on chess.com. It's an automatic draw.
Also, the 50-move rule has nothing to do with it.
Dec 15, 2025
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magipi wrote:
ChessEnthusiast48 wrote:
It’s not possible to checkmate with only a king and knight. So I believe the player with only a king can claim it a draw. Also, there’s a 50 move rule that allows a player to claim a draw if there is no capture after 50 consecutive moves.
You can't claim a draw on chess.com. It's an automatic draw.
Also, the 50-move rule has nothing to do with it.
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