2007-08-15 05:19:49 · 19 answers · asked by Nijg 6 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
Because I just Stalemated a computerized chess board.
2007-08-15 05:27:13 · update #1
well...what was your goal ..ranking, etc. If it was your goal to compete and try not to lose...then you won in a way. You have not won in the strict sense but depending on what you would like the outcome to be....i.e. if I was playing someone with a higher ranking and I managed a tie..well I would have thought I won...not the game but I achieved my goal as not to lose..so it all depends on your reference point.
2007-08-15 05:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have no idea what the "13 spaces" mentioned by the last contributor refers to. unless he thinks a draw under the 50-moves rule is 13 moves (it isn't) and is called stalemate (stalemate is a particular kind of draw and other sorts of draw are NOT called stalemate).
Let's just see what the rules say, shall we? The FIDE** Laws of Chess state:
"Article 5: the completion of the game
5.2 a. The game is drawn when the player to move has no legal move and his king is not in check. The game is said to end in `stalemate`. This immediately ends the game, provided that the move producing the stalemate position was legal."
** FIDE is the world chess body that governs the sport like FIFA does for soccer. The acronym is of the French version of the name: Federation Internationale des Echecs.
2007-08-15 08:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stalemate is when your king is not under check but you have no legal moves(with any of your pieces available). When a stalemate occurs, the game ends in draw.
2016-05-18 04:05:19 · answer #3 · answered by laronda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a stalemate means you have left your opponent without a legal move. Stalemates are draws.
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2007-08-16 04:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It's a draw.
A stalemate is when the king is not in check, but all moves are illegal. This means that all pieces are unable to move, including pawns. Stalemates are rare.
2007-08-15 05:24:02 · answer #5 · answered by Jeremy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Stalemate is a draw. The computer proberly has bias rules towards the player.
2007-08-15 05:38:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1/2 -1/2
2007-08-15 10:07:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You tied.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalemate
2007-08-15 06:46:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
a stalemate is a draw
2007-08-15 09:03:14 · answer #9 · answered by evrettbgo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It means you drew.
If the computer didn't tell you the game was a draw, then you should switch to a better program. Try GNU 'webchess'. That's a very good one.
Cheers.
2007-08-15 16:15:22 · answer #10 · answered by Will 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋