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Stalemate: the winner's trap
No move — but no check.
Stalemate looks like checkmate but is a DRAW. It happens when the player to move has no legal move AND is not in check. A heartbreaking way to throw away a winning position.
In the diagram it's Black to move. The king on a8 isn't in check — but every square it could go to (a7, b7, b8) is covered by the queen. With no legal move and no check, the game is drawn.
It's Black's move. The king is NOT in check but has no legal move. Result?
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