Besides checkmate, what are the other ways the game of chess can end according to the rules?

zbeckabee

Stalemate Through a repetition of moves There is insufficient mating material The 50-move rule Agreement Resignation http://games.yahoo.com/games/rules/chess/endgame.html?page=ch Jun 09 07, 9:08 PM

tragic_flawed

There is also one more method. If it is the -say the Black's King to move- and he cannot - that is another method. I think it is called Zugzwang or something.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang Jun 10 07, 2:17 AM

Arpeggionist

It's called stalemate, which happens when a player has no legal move that he can make when it is his turn. Jun 10 07, 6:43 AM

thegogga

Stalemate, which happens in a number of ways. 1. The only two pieces left on the board are the two kings. 2. Say white's king has been cornered by black's pieces. He's not in check/checkmate, but there's no way he can move anywhere, and there's no way he can move any other piece, due to either having no other pieces, or having a pawn trapped by another piece. 3. There are insufficient trapping pieces, such as having a king and a knight vs. the other king. I think there is another way, but I just can't remember what it is. Jun 10 07, 7:01 AM

gmackematix

If you read the Zugzwang article, you will see that in chess it only means having to move into a worse position, as opposed to stalemate where (as Arpy says) a player can only move into an illegal position, therefore ending the game. Professional chess players can usually see a potential checkmate arising so such games almost always end in a resignation. Jun 10 07, 8:13 AM

star_gazer

gmack is correct Zugzwang is not an ending to a chess game but rather just a possible position in the end game. The three ways a chess game can end are check mate, resignation, and draw. Stalemate, agreement, 50-move rule, repetition of moves, and insufficiant mating material are all considered draws. Jun 10 07, 12:33 PM