What does stalemate mean???????

maybe some info should be added to help page. since there is help regarding en-passant, pawn promotions and castling, it would be easy too add a description of stalemate.

Originally posted by Teshuvah
Well, then, it's really an illegal position.

Let's take a position from your game from which you had an easy win.

http://www.atomicfalloutshelter.net/chess/mpinckvsatomicpc/rhphelp.htm

Hope this helps.

OT: No fake games with annotations on RHP?

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Yes there aren't enough pieces missing for the pawns to be where they are. However, the logic that the bishop could not have got there with the pawns where they are is incorrect.

Originally posted by Dies Irae
What is it. Face it you were wrong.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
This statement is correct:
"White is playing up the board."

Nowhere did I say that the position was legal.

Originally posted by Dies Irae
How do you know white is playing up the board? There is no reasoning behind it. As the position is illegal both ways, there is no way you can claim that. Your statement is not correct.

Originally posted by Mctayto
basically he was not in check but the only available moves open for him would put him in check
As you can not move into check you have no moves available
therefore as you are not beaten but unable to move it is a stalemate i.e. a draw

wow, did that actually happen? , thats scary,
It should have told you to play a legal move
by the way after 50 moves without pawn moves or pieces bein taken its an official draw according to fide rules, although you might have to claim it on rhp ( you have to claim it in OTB as well)

Originally posted by yaman007
This is what is surprising in this site..which I learnt the hard way!

I was playing king vs King, bishop & knight of opponent, and he was struggling to mate. After some 60 odd moves, I careless put the king in line of bishop (assumed that RHP will not allow me to do that) - Instant Mate!!

It shouldnt have been Mate but Resignation due to Illegal Move (strictly speaking)...

thx xanthos,
i was too lazy too check but it sounded highly dubious

Originally posted by sannevssr
wow, did that actually happen? , thats scary,
It should have told you to play a legal move
by the way after 50 moves without pawn moves or pieces bein taken its an official draw according to fide rules, although you might have to claim it on rhp ( you have to claim it in OTB as well)

ok ok official draw didnt make much sense, just a draw,
and what do you mean we dont play under fide rules, I think we do,
those are just the general rules for chess ( like the 50 moves draw rule)
Anyway kinda funny this guy is almost 1700 but does not know whether he is bein stalemated or mated (no offence)

Originally posted by sannevssr
ok ok official draw didnt make much sense, just a draw,
and what do you mean we dont play under fide rules, I think we do,
those are just the general rules for chess ( like the 50 moves draw rule)
Anyway kinda funny this guy is almost 1700 but dies nit know whether he is bein stalemated or mated (no offence)

I naturally understand there are many fide rules that doesnt apply on rhp since its internet correspondence chess,
im just sayin (and maybe its due to my bad english)
that rhp follows the official chess rules (fide rules)