Why was this a stalemate? I dominated the whole game!

Decided to queen my pawns at the end just for a laugh and out of nowhere the game ended in a stalemate!

same thing happened to me :/

Well, why do you think it was a stalemate? ;)

A rule of thumb is to always keep the king in check when your opponent doesn't have any pieces - That way it should be impossible to stalemate.

I just read the rules. It's stalemate because he can't move his king. I have two queens, two rooks, and two bishops and I dominated the whole game but it's a draw. What a totally stupid rule, I've actually never heard anything so illogical! And to see it on CHESS blows my fucking mind!

Maybe try looking up stalemate? That might solve your problem

@FleetersJunior

I don't see the illogical part in it. You placed him in a position where she/he wasn't threatened, and she/he didn't have any legal moves. You can't make him/her pass their next move (this would allow for some interesting zugzwang discussions) and it is their turn to move (Please help this noob (me) to explain the rules leading to this conclusion)

Pro tip: Stick to antichess if you want stalemates to be wins :D

If you can't move any pieces that should be a loss. There's no reason for it not to be.

The alternative is Xiangqi. Where Stalemate is a victory. They have other weird rules though. I also recommend draughts. Go is not a bad option. If you hate those too, maybe cards is more your thing.

Good luck.

Don’t question the witty rules in chess. Its goal is checkmate, stalemate is the spice of it. No, there’s no caveman style, one has to think always.

PS: in England there was a time where stalemate was even a win - for the stalemated King!!

@FleetersJunior Everyone disagrees with you except Nigel Short, unfortunately.