What Is Stalemate? Stalemate is one of the drawing rules of chess. It happens when the player who has to move has no legal moves available The game then ends immediately in a tie, and each player is awarded half a point. The diagram below shows a stalemate that frequently occurs for beginner players. More @Wikipedia
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