Outrage

it took me 2 weeks to get this player into c/mate, he still had 2 pawns, and my last move was c/mate, nailed on but when submitted the site stated STALEMATE. surely if the jobs been done then it should take precedent over stalemate, as obviously it wasn't any more!!!!!!

Originally posted by tangerinefish
it took me 2 weeks to get this player into c/mate, he still had 2 pawns, and my last move was c/mate, nailed on but when submitted the site stated STALEMATE. surely if the jobs been done then it should take precedent over stalemate, as obviously it wasn't any more!!!!!!

fairly obvious, but i did c.mate him, so why should it not count

Originally posted by tangerinefish
fairly obvious, but i did c.mate him, so why should it not count

all im asking is it wasn't a stalmate if iv'e mated, so why would, even on last go would it override a c/mate

Basically, think of checkmate as a stalemated king that is also in check at the same time.
You must leave the king a square to move to before delivering checkmate or otherwise it's a draw.

Originally posted by tangerinefish
all im asking is it wasn't a stalmate if iv'e mated, so why would, even on last go would it override a c/mate

i get it now, ididn't c/mate, it.'s only assumed because he can't move anywhere although not in check

Ah yes, another player who doesn't know the difference between checkmate and stalemate. What a tragedy to get only a draw when a win was right there for the taking!
Why is that so hard for some to grasp? Why even back in the 16th century, William Shakespeare knew:

"I pray you, sir, is it your will
To make a stale of me among these mates?"
-- The Taming of the Shrew: Act I, Scene 1

life is full of experience, you don't know anything until youv'e experienced it once, cut the crap and don't be a clever arse, civility will cost you nothing,

Don't worry about it tangerinefish.

I've seen a league player who was stalemated resign because
he thought he was mated.

And an over 2000 International OTB player who agreed a draw in a won
position because he thought he had stalemated his opponent.

Originally posted by AttilaTheHorn
Ah yes, another player who doesn't know the difference between checkmate and stalemate. What a tragedy to get only a draw when a win was right there for the taking!
Why is that so hard for some to grasp? Why even back in the 16th century, William Shakespeare knew:

"I pray you, sir, is it your will
To make a stale of me among these mates?"
-- The Taming of the Shrew: Act I, Scene 1

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Don't worry about it tangerinefish.

I've seen a league player who was stalemated [b]resign because
he thought he was mated.

And an over 2000 International OTB player who agreed a draw in a won
position because he thought he had stalemated his opponent.[/b]