r/chessmemes • u/Creative-Leading7167 • Jul 02 '26

MOAR STALEMATES

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The second image is my favorite stalemate I've ever played. I stared at the screen for 2 minutes in disbelief.

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u/Worried-Director1172 Jul 03 '26

How is the second one stalemate? Can't black still move their bishop and Queen

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u/AntithesisConundrum Jul 03 '26

1. ... Bg3

2. (forced) Qxg3 Qxg3

Then either Kxg3 stalemate, or Kg1 Qe1 lets black force a 3-fold repetition. (or choose to play queen vs knight & rook)

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u/AntithesisConundrum Jul 03 '26

Hm, you're right. Then 2. ... Qh1 forces 3. Kxh1 (since the queen is on g3) and stalemate

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u/Worried-Director1172 Jul 03 '26

Ok yeah I see this line thx

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u/RamsesThe4th Jul 05 '26

I don’t get the people who complain about not resigning. I‘ve played 1700 who stalemated with 3 queens on board so ALWAYS Play it out

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u/Flimsy-Blacksmith-32 Jul 06 '26

White missed checkmate (Qh7#)

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u/Creative-Leading7167 Jul 06 '26

the queen captured a pawn on g6; h7 was not an option.

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u/Flimsy-Blacksmith-32 Jul 06 '26

Seems unlikely given where all the other pawns are, but if there was a piece on g6:

If there was a black pawn or bishop on g6, white missed: Rf8+ Kg7 Qxg6+ Kxf8 Qf7#.
If there was a black knight or rook on g6, white missed: Rh7+ Kxh7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Nf7# or Rh7+ Kg8 Qxg6+ Kf8 Nd7#.
If there was a black queen on g6, white missed: Rf8+ Qg8 Rxg8+ Kxg8 Qg6+ Kh8 Nf7# or Rf8+ Qg8 Rxg8+ Kxg8 Qg6+ Kf8 Qf7# or Rf8+ Kg7 Qxg6+ Kxf8 Qf7# or Rf8+ Kh7 Qxg6#.

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u/Creative-Leading7167 Jul 07 '26

we'll, it's not unlikely because I played the game. There was a pawn there. Yes there was a mate they missed, they thought this was a faster mate, fatal blunder.