A draw by stalemate happens when the player who needs to move has no legal moves and his king is not in check otherwise, that would be a checkmate! For a stalemate to happen, the move that produced the position has to be legal. Sometimes, grandmasters find creative ways to avoid losing by making use of the stalemate rule. You can see one example of this in the diagram below!
A dead position happens when neither player can legally checkmate the opponent's king. If the game reaches this situation and the move that generated the position is legal, the game ends in a tie. One of the most common instances of dead positions is when there is insufficient material for either player to checkmate their opponent.
This type of draw can happen even when one of the players runs out of time, provided the other player does not have enough material to deliver checkmate. As you can see, this rule is very generous to the type of checkmates that players can reach. Typically, you would not be able to checkmate your opponent if you had just a king and a bishop. If your opponent has other pieces on the board and blunders, however, their king could be trapped and mated, as you can see in this following position:.
Some people argue that the game should have ended in a draw since Carlsen had only a piece to fend for himself. Remember that you should make a claim to end the game in a draw only when it is your turn. There are two reasons as to why you should not make the offer to end the game in a draw when it is not your turn.
They are as follows:. A theory behind this is because when you offer to end the game in a draw, your opponent will be distracted by this sudden turn of events.
He might think that you made the offer with a view to take advantage of this momentary distraction. Since most professional games are clocked, every second is vital for both players. Any time spent on distractions by one player can be the much-needed advantage for the other player.
He will start looking for your weak spots with a view to take advantage. This will definitely worsen your situation in the game should your opponent make it a point to launch an aggressive attack.
Not many people understand how these offers to draw the game come about and forget to stop the timer. This is precisely why most beginners lose the game even before their opponent could accept or reject the draw.
The optimal way to go about a draw is to make the offer first followed by clicking the clock and giving the opponent a chance to accept or reject the offer. When you do this, the opponent is forced to make a decision in his time and not when yours is running. When your opponent makes a move after you made an offer to draw the game, without saying anything, it is considered as an implied rejection of your offer. Remember that it is considered as a very impolite gesture to make a claim to draw the game when your opponent is a much stronger player than you are.
Your offer might actually offend your opponent. You may wonder as to who is considered a strong player. A look at their ratings will tell you if you can regard them as a strong enough player where draws may be impolite When your opponent is rated more than you by at least four hundred to five hundred points, this is a good indication.
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