Other draws is lesson 3 of 3 in Stalemate and other draws, a basics course suited to players rated around 600 (beginners). Stalemate is not the only draw. Know the others, so you can aim for them when you are behind. It has 2 interactive exercises: 1 find-the-move puzzle, 1 calculated line from a real position. You play every move on a board and get feedback straight away. The lesson is free.
What this lesson explains
A game is also drawn in these cases. Not enough pieces to mate: a lone king, or a king with only one bishop or one knight. The same position three times. Fifty moves in a row without a capture or a pawn move. Or both players agree.
Recap.
Stalemate: no legal move and no check. It is a draw.
When you are winning, ask before each move: can the king still move?
When you are losing, try to leave yourself with no moves.
Take the last pawn, and a lone bishop or knight cannot win.
Endless checks are a draw too.
What you practise
You have only your king. Black has a bishop and a pawn. A bishop alone cannot checkmate, so Black needs that pawn. Can you take it?
Black threatens mate on b1, and you cannot stop it for long. But your queen can check the king again and again. Endless checks are a draw. Give three checks in a row.
Worked examples
You have only your king. Black has a bishop and a pawn. A bishop alone cannot checkmate, so Black needs that pawn. Can you take it? A draw. King and bishop against a lone king cannot win.
Black threatens mate on b1, and you cannot stop it for long. But your queen can check the king again and again. Endless checks are a draw. Give three checks in a row. A draw by endless checks. The black king can only walk between g8 and h7, and the same position keeps coming back.
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