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Why this play wasn´t checkmate?

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PUTOELQUELOLEA777

Hello. I was playing this game and I thought I was being checkmated by my opponent cuz the king couldn´t move to a position in which he wasn´t out of threat. There must be something I´m not realizing because I had analyzed and even the game didn´t allow me to move king to nowhere, but the game let me to move the bishop to his natural pattern. Could someone explain to me? It was a bug or what? 

PUTOELQUELOLEA777

NoemiS05

Your King can't move anywhere, but he is not in check - he is not being attacked (if there was another move he would not be captured). If you did not have your Bishop this would be Stalemate and a draw. Checkmate needs the King to be in check.

PUTOELQUELOLEA777

Oh got got it. And why it would be stalemate just for the bishop? Cuz I also have a pawn there.

NoemiS05
PUTOELQUELOLEA777 wrote:

Oh got got it. And why it would be stalemate just for the bishop? Cuz I also have a pawn there.

True my brain completely ignored the Pawn grin.png

PUTOELQUELOLEA777

Hahahaa it´s okay. Anyway you helped me to understand the concept. Thank you so much my Hungarian friend happy.png

NoemiS05

No problem. Good luck on more wins! happy.png