Originally posted by greenpawn34When you're stalemated, you cannot resign. Stalemate immediately ends the game according to the rules of chess, and you can't resign a game that is finished.
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]
Originally posted by greenpawn34OTB I've stopped the clocks because I thought I was checkmated ... but it turned out not to be checkmate or even stalemate.
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]
That was rather embarrassing.
Originally posted by tangerinefishStalemate, together with En Passant, are my favourite chess rules!
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!!!!!!
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Originally posted by AttilaTheHornNice quote!! I think I'll use it and pass it off as my own 🙂
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