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<small>[[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] [[Larry Kaufman]] writes, "In my view, calling stalemate a [[Draw_(chess)|draw]] is totally illogical, since it represents the ultimate ''[[zugzwang]]'', where any move would get your king taken" Kaufman, 2009</small> | <small>[[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] [[Larry Kaufman]] writes, "In my view, calling stalemate a [[Draw_(chess)|draw]] is totally illogical, since it represents the ultimate ''[[zugzwang]]'', where any move would get your king taken" Kaufman, 2009</small> | ||
'''Stalemate''' is a situation in the game of [[chess]] where the player whose turn it is to move is not in [[check (chess)|check]] but has no legal move. | '''Stalemate''' is a situation in the game of [[chess]] where the player whose turn it is to move is not in [[check (chess)|check]] but has no legal [[move]]. | ||
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[[Category:Chess]] | [[Category:Chess]] |
Revision as of 19:26, 4 January 2016
Grandmaster Larry Kaufman writes, "In my view, calling stalemate a draw is totally illogical, since it represents the ultimate zugzwang, where any move would get your king taken" Kaufman, 2009
Stalemate is a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal move.