Answers.Body: <p>this beginners question keeps being posted again and again (mods, please insert link here):</p>
  <p>&quot;Stalemate&quot; is NOT &quot;king has no legal move&quot;.</p>
  <p>&quot;Stalemate&quot; is &quot;stalemated king is not in check&quot; AND &quot;no piece of the stalemated side has a legal move&quot;.</p>
  <p>In your case, it is true that your king is not in check and has no legal move, but your pawn on h6 (h7?) still can move.</p>
  
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Body: <p>My opponent won despite his king having no legal moves. Why?</p>
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Comments.Text: looks like you lost on time? note that he still has a pawn and can technically checkmate you
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Comments.Text: Whether the enemy king hast any legal moves does not matter.
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Comments.Text: That happens a lot. At the start of every game, neither player's king has any legal moves. Nevertheless, one of the players often goes on to win.
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Title: My opponent won despite his king having no legal moves
ThreadText: # My opponent won despite his king having no legal moves
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-20)
  
  My opponent won despite his king having no legal moves. Why?
  
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  **Tags:** checkmate
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: looks like you lost on time? note that he still has a pawn and can technically checkmate you  
  > **username_2**: Whether the enemy king hast any legal moves does not matter.  
  > **username_3**: That happens a lot. At the start of every game, neither player's king has any legal moves. Nevertheless, one of the players often goes on to win.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2023-03-20. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  this beginners question keeps being posted again and again (mods, please insert link here):
  
  "Stalemate" is NOT "king has no legal move".
  
  "Stalemate" is "stalemated king is not in check" AND "no piece of the stalemated side has a legal move".
  
  In your case, it is true that your king is not in check and has no legal move, but your pawn on h6 (h7?) still can move.
  
  
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