stalemate

Well, I'm pointing out the obvious here, but.. a pawn can become a queen, you know? So if there's a pawn left on the board, there obviously is sufficient material for mating. If you have a knight and a pawn against a lone king, I can't think of a situation where you don't win (assuming you can protect them with the king, that is).

Oh, and stop picking on the poor guy already, people, he apologized and everything!

How stupid, I was playing this guy and every move, he didn't say "BOING."

Stupid rule, someone should change it so you have to say "BOING!" as your piece touches its destination, it's common sense.

Fair enough. We have all been confused by the rules at one time or another. The trick is to just set the pieces up again and keep playing. Good luck and have fun.

*Boing  boing  boing* 

"Hey , where are you going Skippy ?"

One King cannot move onto an adjacent square of it's enemy King simply because he would be walking into check, this is illegal and that is why one cannot make such a move!

The first time I saw someone castle I was sure they were cheating.

Oh no, not this again!!! It does make sense, read the above comments. We have already explained this.

Wow, man...I heard of being young and knowing everything, but this is ridiculous. Maybe you can petition science to change a couple of the laws of nature while you are at it. That gravity thing can be annoying sometimes.

first time I played didn't understand the knight's move and when the knight could jump I said cool thinking other pieces could jump as well ! Thought you were only allow to castle on the kingside didn't think you were allow to castle on the queenside until I saw it in a game then I had to look it up in  a book read it again etc.

???...chess nid change rule??

i dun think so....

tis  'stalemate' is one of the rule of chess  same like 'checkmate'

if u don;t understand it....i advice u should learn the chess from the basic and beginning~~~~

I do not understand how you can ask for a rule change.  Stalemate is a Stalemate.  That is how it is and how it will always be.  Maybe you should go back to the basics so you understand the rules.  Maybe then you would not seem so surprised over a rule that has always been the same. 

look, leave y0ungbl00d31 alone, he admit he made mistake, hopefully he has learn from it. Understanding the stalemate and other chess rules separate the learner and a good chess player. We should understand how upset he was because he had overwhelming materials against a lone king believing that he should have won, we have all been through this when we were learning, so ease off and let play chess.

I think it is kind of funny when I am getting beaten badly and my opponent accidentally creates a stalemate, "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory".

Wow 33 comments in 1 day this thread must be popular.

Why we're at why don't we just change laws to sinse they obviously don't suit you. Rules are their for a reason. You can't just take a persons turn away. Maybe you should take the time to sit down and learn the rules of the game your playing.

Too many people around here never miss an opportunity to insult someone. They seem to have forgotten the joys and sorrows of the beginning chess player.

Nah, I'm a beginner too and it's really not it. It was youngbl00d's self-confident and insulting tone, that makes people want to prove someone wrong. Read the first page, where he calls winning a stalemate position "common sense", tells others to shut up, and exclaims "unbelievable". Don't use strong words if you're not ready to swallow it later. A polite tone makes people much less eager to prove you wrong.

Change the rule? Laughing...that's funny stuff right there.

That is some serious thread necromancy there dude! :)

54. Ke5 should be Qd7#