ARE STALEMATE/DRAW BEING ELIMINATED?
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gjm1
Jun 12, 2021
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I am very new to the fascinating game of chess. I have been going through the lessons on chess.com to learn the game properly. The lessons cover stalemate and draw. I thought I read something in one of the news post that these are being eliminated, or am I in error? Being a beginner I play using a computerized board. At my elementary level I find my games sometimes end this way. Can anyone provide information on this? THANK YOU, Jerry
Jun 12, 2021
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gjm1 wrote:
I am very new to the fascinating game of chess. I have been going through the lessons on chess.com to learn the game properly. The lessons cover stalemate and draw. I thought I read something in one of the news post that these are being eliminated, or am I in error? Being a beginner I play using a computerized board. At my elementary level I find my games sometimes end this way. Can anyone provide information on this? THANK YOU, Jerry
No. Draws and stalemates are not being eliminated.
There are certainly many new players upset by them but most advanced players understand what they bring to the game.
Jun 12, 2021
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gjm1 wrote:
I am very new to the fascinating game of chess. I have been going through the lessons on chess.com to learn the game properly. The lessons cover stalemate and draw. I thought I read something in one of the news post that these are being eliminated, or am I in error? Being a beginner I play using a computerized board. At my elementary level I find my games sometimes end this way. Can anyone provide information on this? THANK YOU, Jerry
I think you are referring to Chess.com's April's Fool post 
https://www.chess.com/news/view/breaking-official-rules-of-chess-updated
Jun 12, 2021
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Thanks to you both. And yes Alramech that is the article I was referring to. I over looked the “sub title referring to April fools”. I guess the joke was on me!😂
Nope. People are gonna have to keep complaining about stalemate for at least another 500 years.