How To Play Chess — stalemate
- Overview
- How to set up the board
- Moves
- How the pawn moves
- How the knight (also called the horse) moves
- How the bishop moves
- How the rook (also called the castle) moves
- How the queen moves
- How the king moves
- The object of the game
- Stalemate
- Draw
- Special Moves
- Pawn Promotion
- Piece Value
- Player Ratings
Stalemate
Stalemate happens when it's either your turn or your opponent's turn and no legal move can be made, yet the king is not in check. The illustrations below show examples of stalemate. A stalemate is scored as a tie game and is a type of draw. More about scoring in a bit. Speaking of drawn games...
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