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The rook doesnt attack the king because N6 is in the way. So black is not in check and has no legal moves, so stalemate.
by Scarblac 6mo ago
The 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.