What do you think is the dumbest rule in chess?

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I think it is stalemate.

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Chess the game or including rules in tournaments
Avatar of RookRoller7
Why so much stalemate hate? There are going to be times when nobody can win, so there needs to be draws.
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It should be whoever has more material wins

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Material is no good if you can't checkmate with it.

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Yeah but if you have insufficient material it’s a draw anyways

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If the opponent can't move they can't win or lose, so it must be a draw.

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I know but it’s super dumb