King is Last Piece: Ruling?

I was playing chess with a friend a minute ago. I had just captured his knight which left his King as his last piece on the board. I had two pawns, a bishop, and a rook. Clearly enough material to stake a win. However, he said the rules state that if the king is the only piece on the board I have 3 turns to checkmate him or it is stalemate. Is this true? I have never heard of such a rule. Thanks for your help.

-Danny

BS

your friend is a LIAR

There are all sorts of crazy misunderstandings of the 50 move rule... I think that's what this is anyway heh.

Like ivandh said, your friend was full of it.  You have 50 moves to checkmate him (100 moves between the 2 of you) and if you find on move 49 you're not going to make it, you can move a pawn and the count starts over   (also if you could trick him into capturing one of your pieces it would start over).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule

Also, a position is only ever called "stalemate" when the player to move has no legal move to make.  A stalemate is a draw, but only one type of draw is stalemate.

I actually have heard this rule mentioned by some (VERY) casual players. I suppose it allows boring games to end quickly without humiliation to the obvious loser.

If someone tried to pull this rule on me, I would quickly enlighten them to the fact that the rule may only be claimed with the purchase of beverages for the superior player.

Thanks for the feedback everyone.   :)

I have been playing chess for 20 years, and I never heard of this rule. I think he is trying to combine 2 rules here.

The "50 move rule", and "Draw by repetition"

If you repeated the same position 3 times in a row it would have been a draw, but if you did not you would have a total of 50 moves to put him in checkmate, not counting your pawn moves, if you move a pawn the 50 moves start over

Can someone tell me that if the last piece is killed the game ends as a draw or the game continues with the repetition and 50 move rule

The last piece I mean the King and any other piece x. So if x is killed will the game continue or end as draw

KvsK is an immediate draw.

The rules are that if the position arises so that checkmate is impossible (ie K vs K) the game is immediate draw.

OP, your friend is lying.
it's been said already i just feel like i should say i agree with them.

Thanks

Thanks