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Originally posted by shadowhound:
So after 10-15 minutes of evading everything he threw at me he made a mistake and I took a bishop. Actually I took the bishop and danced around making fun of the move for a while.
Much to my surprise he made a similiar mistake and I managed to take his second bishop. Thats when I realised we had a stalemate 
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Actually, you had stalemate once there was only the king and bishop left on his side... it's impossible to win with only a king and a bishop and nothing else. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
As to the subject of promoting pawns... With the situation Kakero gave, it's pretty uncommon. In the endgame, howeer, once most/all of the pieces other than pawns are gone, the main thing to do generally is to move your king and pawns up and try to promote them while stopping your opponent from doing the same.
Bit curious, btw, Chebacca... what exactly do you refer to as ambush maneuvers? Haven't really heard that term used about chess before... You mean tricking the opponent into getting into an unpleasant position and capitalizing on that, or...? Really, though, can't say I agree about the best bluffer coming out on top. Sure, if you start giggling every time you initiate a plan, you're in trouble, but otherwise I'm pretty sure it's not so much the best bluffer as the person who can think farthest ahead. *shrug*