ampguy
Veteran
my chess partner and I are beginners pretty much. I am black here, and he is silver.
He cannot move, but says he did not lose, that it is a stalemate, as he cannot make a move, per the last rules googled.
What do you folks say?
He cannot move, but says he did not lose, that it is a stalemate, as he cannot make a move, per the last rules googled.
What do you folks say?
dave lackey
Veteran
Looks like a draw to me! Stalemate.
ampguy
Veteran
hmm
hmm
OK, so I shouldn't have moved my bishop to the right of his king, and held out for the checkmate, right?
hmm
OK, so I shouldn't have moved my bishop to the right of his king, and held out for the checkmate, right?
sparrow6224
Well-known
It's impossible to say without seeing the sequence of moves what you did wrong but you have such a massive material advantage it is hard to image how you could have managed not to win. Endgames are frequently more difficult than they first appear. You've learned something: think it out.
Neare
Well-known
Stalemate. In fact although it's a draw, most chess players would consider it a loss to themselves to sacrifice what could have been a good win.
ampguy
Veteran
Yes, here's my current checklist before doing moves now:
1. will the move put any pieces at risk?
2. is my queen safe and protected?
3. does my king have a way out?
4. am i setting up to take as many of the opponent pieces as I can?
and now:
5. by doing #4, am I ensuring opponent can still move if I don't get them in chekmate!
1. will the move put any pieces at risk?
2. is my queen safe and protected?
3. does my king have a way out?
4. am i setting up to take as many of the opponent pieces as I can?
and now:
5. by doing #4, am I ensuring opponent can still move if I don't get them in chekmate!
israel_alanis
The Laugher
If silver moves it´s a draw, nobody win, the game is blocked and for experts its a technique to find a way to won´t lose. If black moves Rc8# Checkmate.
Regards.
Regards.
israel_alanis
The Laugher
My bad Rf1# Checkmate.