cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25112863

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  • dudinax@programming.dev
    12·
    2 days ago

    There’s a whole level of players who simply weren’t thinking about stalemate at the moment. They know the rule, they just weren’t thinking. Trapping the king so he can’t move and nothing can be done should be a win.

    • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      It shouldn’t. The whole point of a check mate is that the king will inevitably be captured. If you’re in no position to capture the king, then you can’t win.

      • dudinax@programming.dev
        1·
        21 hours ago

        That’s only true because Kings can’t move into check. This is an unnecessary rule that, like stalemate, makes little difference to high level players, but is a bad rule for low level players.

          • dudinax@programming.dev
            1·
            15 hours ago

            You’d call most people who play chess “absolute beginners”. Most people would hang their king if they could and would never remember the stalemate rule until it was too late.