Stalemate

MASSIMO

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04 Mar 03

MASSIMO

Joined: 28 Jan 03
Moves: 1088

04 Mar 03

If you are losing , but able to create a stalemate does that mean you have a loss or is it a draw?

belgianfreak

stitching you up

Joined: 08 Apr 02
Moves: 7146

04 Mar 03

Draw, 100%. Avoiding stalemate is part of winning the game and if you opponent fails to do so then you've done well and deserve the draw.

royalchicken

CHAOS GHOST!!!

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Joined: 29 Nov 02
Moves: 17317

04 Mar 03

I had this brutally rammed down my throat at a tournament on Saturday. I had my opponent's king backed into a corner after having taken the time to kill literally all of his pieces while retainging my queen. Having no king to hand (on the other side of the board), I figured I'd promote a pawn. As I took my hand off the piece, I realized it was a stalemate. There was much banging into the wall of my own head after that.

nathancdu1

WORCESTER,MA

Joined: 23 Jan 03
Moves: 3379

05 Mar 03

so as far as rules at RHP are concerned, would the decision be a draw or victory?

belgianfreak

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Joined: 08 Apr 02
Moves: 7146

05 Mar 03

Originally posted by nathancdu1
so as far as rules at RHP are concerned, would the decision be a draw or victory?

For "classic" stalemate (one player cannot move any piece including his king to any square that wouldn't involve him moving into check) the game will automatically be declared a draw by the system.
For more unusual (?) stalemate positions (50 moves without piece take or a pawn move or the 3 exactly the same position rule) there is (I believe) work underway so that the system recognises that a draw should be declared. But in the meantime, if the system does not recognise a stalemate position, a draw should be agreed upon by the players concerned.