In these situations with an overwhelming material advantage against an opponent whose only moving piece is the king, be really careful anytime your move does not check the king. Here is an alternative on move 36 that would have mated. (30...Rfe8# also could have been played.)
It's Re8# not Rd1+ are you looking at the board the right way round? The R is just moving from f8 to e8 nowhere near the K.
White can not make a move, so there is no way for that "one more turn" to happen. It is a stalemate because the game is unable to proceed. White must move, but white can not move. White is not in checkmate, so they have not formally lost, yet. Therefore, it is a draw.
As you advance in your chess knowledge/skills, you will learn that the stalemate rule brings a rich strategy to the endgame.
And that's why there are some grand masters who share my opinion? Now I actually understand why I lost, I also understand that it doesn't add any richness to the endgame but only a method for someone who has lost to feel better about themselves.
That's a bunch of bull! GMs do not share that opinion. Actually, stalemating your opponent is often an art. Obviously this case was just Black being completely careless, but there are numerous cases where it is an art. Take the following example. I was White. After Black's mistake on move 32, White sets up a Stalemate cage! There may have been some difficult moves that Black could have made instead, but by move 52, it's definitely drawn as to avoid the stalemate, Black must trade a set of pawns, and the 2-on-1 Rook ending is drawn that way. Otherwise, White will occupy the 2nd rank and toggle. Moment Black goes Rh1+, White goes Kg2, and then goes back to h3 once White leaves. Otherwise, he will toggle on the 2nd rank until Black allows a fork of the Rook and King, where capturing stalemates the White King and not capturing loses the Rook.
I believe chess.com is being biased with some paid members, I had 2 queens, one horse, king on the board and the opponent had only king but the website forced draw due to stalemate. it does not make any sense. I am pretty sure they are being biased. hence, the rating of paid members is not authentic because when they are about to loose, chess.com forces draw with stalemate.
I believe chess.com is being biased with some paid members, I had 2 queens, one horse, king on the board and the opponent had only king but the website forced draw due to stalemate. it does not make any sense. I am pretty sure they are being biased. hence, the rating of paid members is not authentic because when they are about to loose, chess.com forces draw with stalemate.
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Others have politely explained the rule which you were unaware of. There are 2 types of response to the explanations you could have chosen:
1. 'It's a stupid rule, it's ridiculous that it doesn't count as a win for me.'
2. 'Thanks for the answers guys, now it's been explained to me I'll be sure to avoid letting it happen again.'
You have chosen poorly, just as you did when advancing the c pawn instead of giving checkmate with the rook.