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sodasodamac

Is this stalemate? See image below: 

http://home.no.net/sodasoda/images/stalemate.jpg


oginschile

No, this is pretty easily won for white


BlueKnightShade
A stalemate is a position in which there is no legal move and the king is not in check. In the position you posted there are legal moves no matter who's turn it is.

oginschile

Sample variation would be..


BlueKnightShade

Here is an example of how a stalemate can occur:



sodasodamac

Thanks!

So probably there is a bug in the Facebook chess application. 


xacho
R b7?kung c7
jimmersw
sondredanielsen wrote:

Thanks!

So probably there is a bug in the Facebook chess application. 


 thisis true unless it is past 40 moves with black having only king


Unbeliever
sondredanielsen wrote:

Thanks!

So probably there is a bug in the Facebook chess application. 


 Most definitely, if this was declared a draw/ stalemate.  This is easily won by White.


Ned63
sondredanielsen wrote:

Is this stalemate? See image below: 

http://home.no.net/sodasoda/images/stalemate.jpg


Dude,

 

I'd be really careful about posting a URL like this.  Someone could just type http://home.no.net/sodasoda/images/ and then have a look at all your other files.


Nachos
Ned63 wrote: sondredanielsen wrote:

Is this stalemate? See image below: 

http://home.no.net/sodasoda/images/stalemate.jpg


Dude,

 

I'd be really careful about posting a URL like this.  Someone could just type http://home.no.net/sodasoda/images/ and then have a look at all your other files.


lmfao.


Pure__Ignorance
Ned63 wrote: sondredanielsen wrote:

Is this stalemate? See image below: 

http://home.no.net/sodasoda/images/stalemate.jpg


Dude,

 

I'd be really careful about posting a URL like this.  Someone could just type http://home.no.net/sodasoda/images/ and then have a look at all your other files.


Ans a message like that would be more prudently put in some form of private message to sondre, like leaving a message on his profile :)


korix
oginschile wrote:

No, this is pretty easily won for white


 I second to this motion! Cool