How The Game Ends As A Stalemate ?

Hi , all

i am new here and also i am a begginer 

i recently played some few games here as a live chess 

and one eneded as a " Game drawn by stalemate "

I didn't know why this happened ?

and why that mean ?

it is in chess basic rules i think but i didn't know it ?

and why that happened and when

i want an explanation , please

if one could answer i would be grateful  

This The Position in the end of my recent game 

and i think i have swept his all pieces 

and then ,, it is a stalemate and the game counted as a draw ??

i didn't know what that mean ?

and really if it is a rule ?

it is really really unfair 

BorgQueen's explanation is absolutely correct.  I will only add the following excerpt from Chess.com's version of the rules of chess, which explains the various draw scenarios:

Draws

Occasionally chess games do not end with a winner, but with a draw. There are 5 reasons why a chess game may end in a draw:

1. The position reaches a stalemate where it is one player’s turn to move, but his king is NOT in check and yet he does not have another legal move
2. The players may simply agree to a draw and stop playing
3. There are not enough pieces on the board to force a checkmate (example: a king and a bishop vs. a king)
4. A player declares a draw if the same exact position is repeated three times (though not necessarily three times in a row)
5. Fifty consecutive moves have been played where neither player has moved a pawn or captured a piece.

And yes, a stalemate is a draw.

okay ,

another question 

this rule is very unfair ,,

why i have all my army and he has only a king 

and we are drawn 

my score was 38 and he was just 8 ??

how this could be fair rule ?

Read what BorgQueen said.

The idea of the game is not to capture the army, but to checkmate the King.

I am almost 100% certain that in the position you posted there must have been at least one checkmate available. That is always better than just taking material.

Okay Okay Guys ,,

Thanks Very Much 

Thanks rooperi , BorgQueen and Quizzy 

and i didn't know that if i had make him check for one time 

that would not happen ,, and from this the rule is good and fair 

but i wasn't know about it 

and about capture the whole army ,,

i think i have used to play total war games for about 6 years 

so it makes me want to sweep my enemy not only defeat him

Thanks Again , 

i read all your comments BorgQueen 

and thanks for helping me and i am sorry for being rude

or saying that it is unfair .

and i will learn from this in the future and will not blunder again 

and really you are right i was greedy to capture all his useless pawns

and didn't made a check 

and i will see my check mate moves which i missed it 

and will learn from it 

and i am sorry for being rude ,, again 

Advise from the mediocre:

If you don't know about castling, look it up in the rules (see "chess rules & basics" under the "learn" tab'; scroll down to "special rules")

If you do know about castling, consider it in your games because it is a very useful defensive move that will help you if you use it.

Right and it is for whole life not only chess :)

i appreciate your opinion .. 

to frrixz 

thanks for your advice and i know about it and also appreciate your opinion :)

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=171871262

OMG :)