please help

If a king is put in the position that his only move puts him into check, is that stalemate?

Originally posted by odoodsdudes
If a king is put in the position that his only move puts him into check, is that stalemate?

How is your record 17-0-1 and your rating 1460 if you don't know the answer to that question?

Originally posted by sh76
Yes, provided that:

1) it is that player's turn; AND

2) that player has no other legal moves with other pieces; AND

3) the King is not in check

yeah this same guys done some legality-traps before 😕 😉

Originally posted by wormwood
game in progress, no commenting on it.

Originally posted by Jakal
How is your record 17-0-1 and your rating 1460 if you don't know the answer to that question?

my rating only reflects the players i play, check their rating.

(With this posting I don't comment any game in progress. I don't even know which one it is, I cannot find it. Any similarities with the any game in progress is purely unintentional.)

I had an opponent once that claimed a draw because his king couldn't move. And it was true, wherever his king moved he would put himself in check. However, I pointed out to him that he could always move a pawn at the other side of the board. He was persistant so we have to call an arbiter. It was quite embarresing, because he looked at me funnily with the message in his eyes: "But Fabian, didn't you know that?" Well, I knew but my opponent didn't.

Conclusion: It is never wrong to ask a question about the rules. Perhaps it is the opponent who don't know the rules.