How to Draw a Chess Game
Occasionally chess games do not end with a winner, but with a draw. There are 5 reasons why a chess game may end in a draw:- The position reaches a stalemate where it is one player's turn to move, but his king is NOT in check and yet he does not have another legal move:
With the move Qc7, black is not threatened and can't move. The game is declared draw by stalemate.
- The players may simply agree to a draw and stop playing
- There are not enough pieces on the board to force a checkmate (example: a king and a bishop vs.a king)
- A player declares a draw if the same exact position is repeated three times (though not necessarily three times in a row)
- Fifty consecutive moves have been played where neither player has moved a pawn or captured a piece
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