lichess.org
Donate

Invalid Stalemate


I am confused as to why this is a draw.

Edit #1
Yeah I need to improve on rook mates
"The fifty-move rule in chess states that a player can claim a draw if no capture has been made and no pawn has been moved in the last fifty moves (for this purpose a "move" consists of a player completing their turn followed by the opponent completing their turn). The purpose of this rule is to prevent a player with no chance of winning from obstinately continuing to play indefinitely (Hooper & Whyld 1992:134), or seeking to win by tiring the opponent." - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule#:~:text=The%20fifty%2Dmove%20rule%20in,the%20opponent%20completing%20their%20turn).
@tris1x
Before practicing it, learn one of the methods to do this mate. There are several methods. I cover some of them in
my study here:


Also see chapter 10 (RKk: The Really Long Method) in that study for a really long and simple, but under 50-move, method.

This topic has been archived and can no longer be replied to.