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I don’t know why this is stalemate: N4 N5, N6 K7, R5. Wouldn’t rook have the king in checkmate?
by hart_russell 6mo ago
I don’t know why this is stalemate: N4 N5, N6 K7, R5. Wouldn’t rook have the king in checkmate?
- _air 6mo agoBlack has no legal moves because of the knight but they aren't in check
- Scarblac 6mo agoThe rook doesnt attack the king because N6 is in the way. So black is not in check and has no legal moves, so stalemate.
- superxpro12 6mo agoIsnt that a forced move to K8? The king is forced to take N6 or move to K8, either of which results in a capture. Isn't this the definition of checkmate, not stalemate?
- non- 6mo agoKing isn't allowed to move to a square that would put him in check, so there are no legal moves available. Chess rules.
- systoll 6mo agoThe relevant rule from standard chess: > Leaving one’s own king under attack, exposing one’s own king to attack and also ’capturing’ the opponent’s king are not allowed. N6 and K8 both expose the black king to attack, so black is not allowed to make those moves. And with no other options, black has no legal move. And since black isn't in check where they are right now – that's a stalemate.