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Is it a stalemate if...

Is it a stalemate if my king is trapped by the opponent's pieces, but I could capture one of these and thus free the king?
in general, it is never a stale mate if you could move any pieces
Stalemate is a situation where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal move.
#3 Well, if I have nothing left except for the king, then I can't do anything. But if I still have some other pieces, I could do something with them, right? Or I'm not supposed to?
It's not a stalemate if you have a move. If you can't move at all, then it's stalemate.
I mean, if it was stalemate already if only your king had no moves, then the starting position would be stalemate.

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