| If a player is not in check but he cannot move his king or any of his pieces without moving into check this is called stalemate and the game is a draw | |
| In diagram 1 the king cannot move without moving into check from the queen. This is stalemate and the game is a draw | In diagram 2 the white king cannot move to d8 or f8. He cannot move to d7 or f7. He cannot capture the pawn. This is stalemate |
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