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Isn't it already a stalemate? As long as the king never leaves white squares, he will never be in danger, and thus the game will be a draw by the 50 move rule.
by ythn 10y ago
Isn't it already a stalemate? As long as the king never leaves white squares, he will never be in danger, and thus the game will be a draw by the 50 move rule.
I don't see how mate is possible. In order to mate, you need to advance the white pawn to promotion, but it's impossible to advance the white pawn without one of the 3 bishops killing it.
- nathanm412 10y agoHis rules seem to require only that the move was legally possible, not necessarily likely. Maybe after moving around the board for a while, the bishops aren't readily able to strike at the pawn.
- klodolph 10y agoTechnically, a stalemate is a draw and the 50 move rule is a different way to get a draw.
- mdpopescu 10y agoBlack can offer his bishops to the white king for free, in order to delay the draw (it's 50 moves without pawn moves and without captures [1]). However, if black offers all 3 bishops, then white could help promote the pawn. [1] https://gameknot.com/help-answer.pl?question=44 https://gameknot.com/help-answer.pl?question=44
- umanwizard 10y agoThat's not what stalemate means. Stalemate means the current player has no legal moves but isn't in checkmate. White has legal moves. It's a drawn position with good play by both sides but not a stalemate.