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Stalemate

Stalemate is a situation in chess where the player to move has no legal moves, and their king is not in check.
It results in an immediate draw, regardless of material advantage. Stalemates often occur in endgames when the losing side is low on material.

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Examples of the stalemate


It's Black's turn to move, but there are no legal squares available, as all are controlled by White's king or pawn
It's Black's turn to move, but there are no legal squares available, as all are controlled by White's king or pawn

It's White's turn to move, but there are no legal squares available, as all are controlled by Black's King or Pawn or Bishop
It's White's turn to move, but there are no legal squares available, as all are controlled by Black's King or Pawn or Bishop

It's Black's turn to move. All squares are controlled by White King and Pawns
It's Black's turn to move. All squares are controlled by White King and Pawns

It's White's turn to move, but all the squares are controlled by black Queen
It's White's turn to move, but all the squares are controlled by black Queen

It's Black's turn to move but white Rook controls all the squares
It's Black's turn to move but white Rook controls all the squares



Even though White has two extra Queens, but black has no legal moves, as all of the squares controlled by Queens. So it's a draw
Even though White has two extra Queens, but black has no legal moves, as all of the squares controlled by Queens. So it's a draw









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