No variables.
Stalemate is automatic draw. So is insufficient material (two kings is an example).
Other types of draw... threefold repetition/50 move rule must be claimed (as in OTB play), you do this by pressing the "offer draw" button. If conditions are satisfied the server declares a draw.
Other draws include one player running out of time, but his opponent having insufficient material to mate (K or K+N or K+B). This is also a draw
Stalemate is simply when it is a players turn to move and he has no legal move.
Threefold repetition of position is a different rule. If the exact same board position arises (including castling/en passant rights) three times with the same player having the move, then he can "claim" a draw, but it is not automatic.
50 move rule is when 50 moves have occured without a pawn move or piece capture. A draw may then be claimed. Not automatic.
I think you are confusing some of these rules together
Thanks for the input lagomorph. Got it !
The auto stalemate definitely has issues. It sometimes declares a stalemate when there is still a distinct possibility of a checkmate. For example, a player has his opponent's king cornered and has a material and time advantage and several more moves will result in a win. A stalemate in cases like this makes zero sense.
Stalemate has no issues, and is implemented correctly on this site.
The rules of stalemate are quite clear. If the player who 's move it is, has no legal move available to him the game is a draw. The other players number of pieces or available time do not remotely come into consideration.
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No! I am talking about a game that I have been currently playing which on the face of it has ended in a stalemate.
None of your current games have a stalemate position. You are only on the move in two games and both have legal moves. As @Lagomorph says, there is a legal move in the one game that is closest to a stalemate position.
Can anyone explain the auto stalemate component that concludes a game and how it works here? I keep trying to figure out what activates it when there are different situations but can't nail down the exact rules. When I play people who only care about taking material in a game and not focused on winning, i like to let them clear my side and then hit them with a auto stalemate or draw. Last week i had but a king against three queens bishops, rooks, etc. and managed to work the draw. Yesterday i was able to make it worse by facing four queens and a host of other material before the stalemate draw kicked in. I can't find the component that drives that auto draw no matter how bad the condition. It seems to be variable somehow? My game yesterday against jan.... 61 moves shows what I'm talking about. Just going back and forth in the end game trips the stalemate but it does so at different rates in different games. Any thoughts?