I checked the Game Analysis and this is what it says for why it was a draw:
I was not aware of this rule... fair enough I suppose... Although if this was a game between friends with a real chess board I think we would have considered it a checkmate.
How is this a Draw?
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It’s not a checkmate unless they’re in check also lol you would never call that a checkmate anywhere haha
5.2.1 The game is drawn when the player to move has no legal move and his/her king is not in check. The game is said to end in ‘stalemate’. This immediately ends the game, provided that the move producing the stalemate position was in accordance with Article 3 and Articles 4.2 – 4.7.
Yeah
Because you did rook h5 it is a stalemate. If you did rook A7 then it is a checkmate.
Serious question: how is it even possible that a player doesn't know about stalemate? When I learned chess, the first thing I was taught was checkmate and stalemate. This is more basic than how the pieces move.
Yes its very common that beginners dont know about stalemate and make a thread about it here.
Its also very common that beginners dont know about en passant and make a thread about it here.
Yeah sometimes even players accidently play a move that result in stalemate.
Yes.
That can very easily happen for example if you have the king and queen versus king endgame and dont pay enough attention. For example:
Or:
Etc.
stalemate is necessary, because if white wants a draw instead of a win, he can make a stalemate. otherwise you could play on forever bouncing around with your king.
magipi wrote:
Serious question: how is it even possible that a player doesn't know about stalemate? When I learned chess, the first thing I was taught was checkmate and stalemate. This is more basic than how the pieces move.
The amazing thing is that this question (along with a different variation of stalemate) gets asked on these forum dozens of times.
Luke-Jaywalker wrote:
stalemate is necessary, because if white wants a draw instead of a win, he can make a stalemate. otherwise you could play on forever bouncing around with your king.
Are you drunk?
:tup
You aren't able to play for ever because of the 50 Mode rule
magipi wrote:
Serious question: how is it even possible that a player doesn't know about stalemate? When I learned chess, the first thing I was taught was checkmate and stalemate. This is more basic than how the pieces move.
Agreed.Surely no matter your level you should know about stalemated
Its entirely possible for someone to not know about stalemate if they are learning the ropes still.
The benefit of now knowing is that you can be aware of it and even try to force it on your opponent if you are in a losing position.
Potential stalemate and the clock are your friends when all else fails.
Can someone explain why the app decided to automatically call this game a Draw at this point?
In this screenshot of the last move, I am White and I am working to corner the opponent's King. Right before this I converted a Pawn into a Queen, and then moved my Castle to h5 to keep his King from moving further down the board.
The way I see it, that move should have been a Checkmate! Any optional move by Black's King would result in it's capture.