Questions relating to drawing in chess
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The history of the 175-move draw rule
The U.S. Chess Federation piloted a 175-move draw rule in the fourth edition of its Official Rules. This interesting rule ended a game automatically after 175 moves, whether or not either player had ...
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Mutually agreeing to draw?
I was involved in an endgame where it was my King against my opponents King, Knight, and Bishop and I knew he could checkmate me, but he wasn't aware how. I just kept going in circles, dancing around ...
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Is this endgame position a draw?
White to move.
[FEN "8/8/8/3k3p/3P3K/2P3R1/8/7r w - - 0 1"]
I was white, and this was a blitz game which ended up drawing because I didn't know what to do. My friend and I later analyzed this ...
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Why is stalemate a draw?
It is so difficult to force stalemate and sometimes unintentional too, so why is stalemate a draw?
As the opponent doesn't have a further move, why is it not considered a win?
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Is it possible to checkmate with knight and king against king?
I would like to clarify two things:
Is it possible to checkmate with only a knight and a king against a lone king?
What will happen in a situation like this?
Does the game have to be drawn due to ...
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Rules: en passant and draw by triple repetition
A question of rulebook pedantry:
One can claim a draw when the same position occurs the third time, the same player having the move.
Two positions are not the same if the earlier allows a capture en ...
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Is there any chess engine that can show if one side has a forced draw?
Is there any chess engine that has an analysis mode that can show if a position is a forced draw by either side?
It is common for engines to output evaluations of 0.0 when they detect a draw. But an ...
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In how many cases of K, P vs. K, N, N endings can the stronger side force checkmate?
For instance, it wouldn't be possible if the Pawn was on the verge of queening. But is it always possible if the Pawn started off on its original square? Is it usually possible? Or is it only ...
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Is it a draw by insufficient material if the board is K vs K, N & N?
It isn't possible to force checkmate with King vs. King, Knight & Knight. A checkmate position, however, is still possible to achieve, so does that mean the 50 move rule applies, or does ...
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Are there endgames which could be forced wins if not for the 50-move rule?
Wikipedia's article on the fifty-move rule states:
In the 20th century it was discovered that some positions of certain endgames can only be won in more than fifty moves (without a capture or a ...
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With the King as last piece, how can you get a draw?
Let's say my last piece is the King.
I've read several rules and posts of people saying there is a limit to the number of moves your opponent has to check mate you in, but there are some ...
