https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalemate
Draw by stalemate??
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Mar 28, 2021
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Basically this:
No legal move and in check = win
No legal move and not in check = draw
A common mistake for new players is capturing all the pieces and ending up in a stalemate (draw). Even strong players accidentally stalemate sometimes, but one tip to help avoid that is let your opponent have 1 or 2 pieces, that way they're more likely to have legal moves as you try to hunt down their king.
Please could someone explain why this is a draw by stalemate? I had 6:06 left on my clock and opponent had 5:53. I've basically captured all their pieces except the king and pawn on d6. I don't really understand why it's stalemate - I would have thought that I'd won. Explanations and comments welcome.