How does stalemate happen

In the image below, all the squares attacked by the queen are marked in red. You can see that black has nowhere to go! Stalemate can also happen with a lot more pieces on the board.

Let's take a look at a more complicated stalemate. Again, it's black's turn. What piece can he move? Even though black has more pieces in this scenario, none of them can move! If it is black's turn, the game is over in a stalemate! Can you see why? Neither of black's pawn's can move , there are pieces blocking them. Can either team with just a King? No way! This is just one example of the Stalemate called Insufficient Material. You need to have enough firepower on the board to both check the King and at the same time make sure he has no way to escape.

The fewest pieces possible to do this are a King and a Rook. Call it a draw and move on with your day. In this game, you happened to be playing a Wizard.

But I did take all of your pieces. When I move my Queen to c6, I have a big smirk on my face. You smile, as you watch my expression change from curiosity, to quizzical, to outright facepalm. Your King is not in check, but does he have any place to move to? Our ChessMatec App is built with all the lessons that will teach children how to play Chess from the very basics and up to very advanced levels — all created in a gamified, animated and colorful fashion that makes it easier for the kids to learn.

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