6 May
2003
6 May
'03
6:10 p.m.
At 04:24 PM 5/6/2003, you wrote:
Chess is basically "capture the king", ie the checkmate rules are consistent in the sense that they are just the "1-move closure" of the "whoever captures the king first, wins" rule. The stalemate rule is the exceptional one in my opinion, because it says that a king not in check but with no move available (including other pieces) is a drawn position. It really should be a win for the stalemater,
Some have proposed that if the opposing king is stalemated because it is unable to move, that should be a 3/4 win.