Why is this a stalemate?

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gorebsgo

gorebsgo

Thanks Hiram. I'm new to the game and did not understand this.

JubilationTCornpone
HiramHolliday wrote:

The king cannot move without going into check.

And, of course, is not currently in check either (that would be mate).

Also, if White had another piece that could move, it would not be stalemate then either (I've seen that confuse beginners too).

ThrillerFan

Black blundered with his last move, which was King from h4 to h3.

Instead, he should have played 1...Qe2!, giving White h1 and g1 to toggle between. Then White plays 2.Kh1 and Black can play either 2...Kh3 or 2...Kg3, doesn't matter which, and then after 3.Kg1, Black checkmates White with 3...Qg2#.

sul8800
We’re was the queen last move
gorebsgo

Sorry, can't remember.

Kaon_497

It is stalemate because white doesn’t have any legal moves. Moving into check is not a legal move. Note that even if the king cannot move if white had some other piece or pawn that could move, then it’s not stalemate.

dr_wolf4567

If the king doesn't have any legal moves it is a stalemate

magipi
dr_wolf4567 wrote:

If the king doesn't have any legal moves it is a stalemate

This is obviously false. In the starting position, neither king has any legal moves, and it's obviously not stalemate.

Also, the question was already answered 10 days ago.

gorebsgo

It just seems to me if you play your opponent into that position they should have to take their medicine and get beat.

magipi
gorebsgo wrote:

It just seems to me if you play your opponent into that position they should have to take their medicine and get beat.

A better plan is that you should learn what a stalemate is, and avoid it next time. Also learn how to checkmate with a queen, it's easy.