Talk:Stalemate
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Will people who are changing the image markup please note that in order for the article to make sense, it is necessary to have the second diagram (the Gelfand-Kramnik one) to the right of the part that says "The position to the right..." (in the Gelfand-Kramnik paragraph). I realise that as things stand this means having a certain amount of white-space in the article at certain resolutions. Maybe by shuffling around or adding some text this can be overcome, but it's not worth making nonsense of the article for. --Camembert
I do not understand why the position in the lower left corner of the first diagram is a stalemate -- if Black is to move, the pawn can capture the queen. -- Zack
- Black moves down the board. That's the convention used in all chess diagrams, unless otherwise stated. -- Arvindn
- Oh. Of course. I think the pawn being on rank 2 threw me off. -- Zack
At the bottom of the article we have "There have been calls to make a stalemate a win for the stalemater." I don't think I remember hearing anything about this. Who has made such calls, and when? --Camembert
- This Larry Evans article doesn't say who, but it does mention it (calling it crude):
http://www.worldchessnetwork.com/English/chessNews/evans/040726.php
- "A crude proposal that keeps popping up is to award a loss to the player who is stalemated. " --Bubba73 05:56, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
