Subject: Re: Strength of Silicon Castles chess engine
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 16:35:17 -0500
From: Sam Carmean <samc@witts.end>
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In article <MPG.166364469e124118989690@news.freeserve.co.uk>, Adam
Biltcliffe <abiltcliffe@bigfoot.__NOHORMELPRODUCTS__.com> wrote:

> Some are born Richard Bos. Some achieve Richard Bos. But rec.games.int-
> fiction had Richard Bos thrust upon it:
>
> > No, it isn't. If you can't move, but you're not in check, you don't
> > pass, the game is over, and it's a stalemate (and thus a draw). The
> > chess engine should check for this.
>
> On the same subject, I managed to end up with a king and a knight
> against a king and a knight, which is also a stalemate since there's no
> way for either side to win, and had to resign.

(Warning - nitpick ahead!)

"Stalemate" refers specifically to the situation where a player isn't
in check and has no legal moves; when neither side has enough material
to force checkmate, it's just an ordinary draw.
