From: Jeff Mallett <jeffm <at> CRUZIO <dot> COM>
Date: 16 oct 1995
Subject: Re: King in check

...
>>  "But, if your King is not in check; it is your turn to move; and you have
>>no legal move available, then you are stalemated, and the game is drawn."
...
>>-- Fred Reinfeld, "First Book of Chess" 1952
>>
>>The real explanation for Fred's 1954 wording is he's being sloppy, possibly
>>in order to be more descriptive.  He's using conversational language
>>designed for his target audience (beginners) so it's okay to him that it
>>only covers 99.99% of the possible stalemates.
>
>It don't cover 100 %? Why? To me Stalemate is exactly this: it's your turn,
>your king is not in check and you don't have any legal moves!

It is, but I was talking about the 1954 wording, not the 1952 wording that
you quoted/included.

>Cheers,
>Julio (IGS/ISS=jants)


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