How do you determine winner in a stalemate.?
July 5, 2010 - 12:21 pm
I had a queen and a rook and a king. My opponent had a king. Am I a winner by points?
you should have avoided the stalemate. you could have easily won with that advantage. but since you did not avoid the stalemate the game is a draw. both of you get .5 points.
July 5th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
no. in a stalemate it is a tie
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July 5th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
there is no winner in a stalemate; otherwise it wouldn’t be a stalemate.
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July 5th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Hello –
The way I would look at it is that you were ahead in points.
The whole point of stalemate is that you did NOT win … your adversary did NOT win either you tied. In a score sheet you are both awarded 1/2 point (one half of a point).
In a way the stalemate is the most honest outcome of a game. If you played your best and your partner played his best and you are both equal players then under perfect conditions neither of you could win the game … therefore there can be no loser.
One of the great mysteries of chess is "Which side should win?" Some say white has an advantage because white moves first … some say black because he can refute any of white’s moves.
Most scholars of the game believe that white has an advantage with the first move … but that advantage is not enough to win the game.
Good luck in your journey,
Bill
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July 5th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
you should have avoided the stalemate. you could have easily won with that advantage. but since you did not avoid the stalemate the game is a draw. both of you get .5 points.
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July 5th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
If it is your opponents turn to move, and his king is not in check, and all of his possible moves will put his king in check — then it is stalemate — a draw.
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July 5th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Buddy, it’s a draw.
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