Chess.com gives a draw result. I can't understand why.
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1This is unfortunate. You had many winning moves: syzygy-tables.info/?fen=6k1/5p2/3B1Q2/2P2B2/8/4K3/8/8_w_-_-_0_1– SecretAgentManCommented Feb 4, 2022 at 13:31
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Black has no legal move, which is an automated draw by design. Every move at Black's hand would result in its king in check.
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6It's called stalemate. If a player has no legal move, and is not in check, then it's a draw. You could play a game with different rules if you like (but it wouldn't be standard chess). If you want to know historically why or how that became the rule, you could google "history of stalemate" or start from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalemate#History_of_the_stalemate_rule Commented Feb 4, 2022 at 12:43
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@OtesUrop For a history of stalemate as a win, loss, or a draw, see chess.com/article/view/stalemate2 Commented Feb 4, 2022 at 14:49
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But hey, Black had one legal move right? f4 is legal right? Why must it be a draw in that position? Commented Jun 19, 2023 at 13:17