04 Feb 04
was playing a game all i had left was my king,my opponent had his king,his queen and his rook(i beleive) well it looks like he has me in checkmate yet the game ended in a stalemate
the moves since last capture/pawn move was at 16
less than a minute later i got a message from him labeled cheater.which if you look at my won-loss record i'm clearly not
any input would be appreciated.
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05 Feb 04
I looked at the game, and it's definitely stalemate. You've only got a King, which has no legal moves - so the game is an automatic draw. You did absolutely nothing wrong. With a queen and rook, your opponent should have won easily, but his last move was very careless, throwing the win away. He only has himself to blame.
Dave
05 Feb 04
Originally posted by cpjLOL! How could you have cheated in a way that would make the site declare a game a draw? That's silly. Also accusing people of cheating without serious consideration of the matter is foolish, and rude.
that's good too hear i've already got 2 messages from him calling me a cheater
thanks again
You should let him know the stalemate rule - his last move was such that it didn't put you in check, but it did leave you with no legal move available. That is a draw by stalemate according to chess rules. Your opponent has only himself to blame.
-Jarno