The position shown is not checkmate. Did you stalemate the white king? Where it has no moves but is not in check this is a stalemate and is a draw.
Why didn't I win?
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okay I think I understand. So if I moved the bishop from h4 to f6 and the queen didn't beat my bishop (very unlikely) it would be checkmate right?
Dec 3, 2020
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White is to move in your position and it is in fact already a draw. By placing the white king in a stalemate position where it has no moves you create yourself a problem. The white queen can go to h6, g6, f6 or f8 giving check and if you capture it there will be a draw by stalemate. If you don't capture it then it will keep giving check forever and it will eventually be a draw by perpetual check or the 50 move rule.
Hello everybody,
I'm still pretty new to chess. I was just playing a game against the computer and I had a strange situation. As you can see in the picture, I actually checkmate the king but I didn't win.
Instead, I beat the queen a few moves later and there was a draw. Can you explain to me what happened here?
Best Regards,
Max