Stalemate

A stalemate is a situation in the game of

chess where the player whose turn it is
to move is not in check and has no legal
move to play.
Stalemate results in a draw.

Here White Queen is blocking all the

squares of Black King & Black has no
move to play.

In this position, Black King has no

square to move but black has the
option to move the pawn on h7, so it is
not a Stalemate.

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Examples for Stalemate

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 Difference between Checkmate &
Stalemate

Checkmate – When there is a Check Stalemate – When there is no Check

to King and King has no to King and King has no
Space to move. Space to move.

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