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you noob.

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It ended in a draw because you did not leave your opponent a legal move to make.  Your opponent only has a king and he would be in check no matter what square he tried to move in.  Such a situation is ruled as a draw and "stalemate tricks" are a valid strategy for salvaging a lost game.

In order to avoid this in the future, always make sure to either check your opponent or leave him a move.  It also helps to go for the quickest mate instead of wasting time capturing their last few pieces or promoting all of your pawns.  Having such overwhelming force makes stalemates like this one far more likely.

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Nope...he owned you

Avatar of Gil-Gandel

Nearly, but more that the OP snatched a draw from the jaws of victory. But we all had to learn. :D

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I understand now.  wow.  lucky devil.

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Instead of 55. ... Qa1+??? you had 55. ... Qb3#. Not so much "lucky devil" as "I need to learn to spot a mate in one" Wink

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Well, first time playing chess this week in years.  Its coming back now.

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billeesy wrote:

Can anyone tell me why this game was ended with a draw?  I owned him and it ended in a draw!

 

 

 


You have learn your first lesson in greed...just win the game, and quit trying to "own" people.