What's your problem with diagram 5? It is a classical stalemate, white is unable to mate, because the bishop has the wrong colour... There are a lot of games with that position...
Ok. I didn't even consider the possibility of black king could capture the pawn and he`'d prefer go to a8.
It's a bit strange in a real game, but it's possible. (Especially if there was other pieces on the board, for instance, a white knight on a8 and black captured it instead of the pawn).
It's a bit strange in a real game, but it's possible. (Especially if there was other pieces on the board, for instance, a white knight on a8 and black captured it instead of the pawn).
> It's a bit strange in a real game, but it's possible.
I feel like nobody read what I wrote in #5 lol. I mean, if that is a pre-move, it is the best one.
I feel like nobody read what I wrote in #5 lol. I mean, if that is a pre-move, it is the best one.
You can't premove OTB. That's what I mean with "a real game".
I doubt that, in an article about chess in an encyclopedia, the examples was taken of situations that arises mainly because of the premoves.
(Although Wikipedia is in fact an online encyclopedia, when it refers to chess, is with OTB rules, OTB games,... not online chess.)
But, on the other hand, we are in an online chess site, so I have to admit you are right, especially here ;)
I doubt that, in an article about chess in an encyclopedia, the examples was taken of situations that arises mainly because of the premoves.
(Although Wikipedia is in fact an online encyclopedia, when it refers to chess, is with OTB rules, OTB games,... not online chess.)
But, on the other hand, we are in an online chess site, so I have to admit you are right, especially here ;)
@PepeMaster The board is reversed. White pwan is one field away from promotion, and black king is stopping it, and the bishop has a wrong colour.
@Spirit_Of_Light I know it. What's the problem?
If you can capture it, it's a draw (with no more pieces on the board except the bishop). Why don't capture it immediately and searching for the stalemate? I said you can, but IMO it's more easy and more instinctive to capture it so I think is more normal.
If you can capture it, it's a draw (with no more pieces on the board except the bishop). Why don't capture it immediately and searching for the stalemate? I said you can, but IMO it's more easy and more instinctive to capture it so I think is more normal.
@PepeMaster You don't have an opportunity to capture it. here is an example: lichess.org/zYlzB3wWhHbC
But it is still a draw
But it is still a draw
@Spirit_Of_Light The opportunity of capture the pawn was in the line given by Wolfram.
Also, the position is not exactly like that. The bishop was not protecting the pawn and the white king was just behind the pawn. But, it doesn't matter. Everybody knows it's a draw. That wasn't the discussion. The question was: can the exact position of the diagram be achieved? A person said no and all the others (including me) said yes and we gave different lines to prove it.
That's all. Regards.
Also, the position is not exactly like that. The bishop was not protecting the pawn and the white king was just behind the pawn. But, it doesn't matter. Everybody knows it's a draw. That wasn't the discussion. The question was: can the exact position of the diagram be achieved? A person said no and all the others (including me) said yes and we gave different lines to prove it.
That's all. Regards.
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