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WanderleiS
WanderleiS
Dec 19, 2008
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What is a stalemate?

omnipaul
omnipaul
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Dec 19, 2008
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#2

Put simply, it is when a person has no legal move on their turn.  An example:

 

Arv123
Arv123
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Dec 19, 2008
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#3

stalemate is when the oppossing player cant move. Satlemates are draws.

maximus_dragon
maximus_dragon
Dec 19, 2008
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#4

counts as a draw

second_wind
second_wind
Dec 19, 2008
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http://www.chess.com/learn-how-to-play-chess.html#draws

jimpeach2
jimpeach2
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Dec 19, 2008
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#6

A stalemate is when your king is not in check, but any space he moves too would put him in check, and you have no other pieces on the board that you can move.

hblume
hblume
Dec 19, 2008
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#7
it's worth noting that in Xiangqi (chinese chess) being stalemated is the same as being checkmated.
WanderleiS
WanderleiS
Dec 19, 2008
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#8

Thanks, that happened in a game I thought I was going to win, and when I didn't, I got pretty ticked off.

Thanks!

donngerard
donngerard
Dec 19, 2008
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#9

a stalemate is equivalent to a draw....