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Question regarding stalemate
Date:
1/26/2005 9:56:53 AM
Mountain Standard Time
From: Ryan Wall
To:
service@chess-poster.com
Is there any rule
that says that if one player has only his
King remaining the other player
has only 8 moves to check mate him or it is a stalemate?
My friend swears that is a rule, but I disagree.
Thanks.
Ryan Wall
chess-poster.com
Hello,
There is no such rule stating that if one player has only his
King remaining the other player has only 8 moves to check mate
him or it is a stalemate. If a player has enough pieces to
perform a mate, he can take as many as 50 consecutive
moves to mate the opponent's King.
The rules of
Chess state that if "within the last 50 consecutive moves have
been made by each player without the movement of any Pawn and
without the capture of any piece, the game is drawn, upon a
correct claim by the player having the move."
For more information about draw and stalemate rule, go to the
following link:
http://www.chess-poster.com/english/mail/mail_2003/stalemate_rule.htm
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