◇ Just read — no move neededStrangled, not checked
困毙 — the stalemate — is the rule newcomers forget: a player with no legal move loses, whether or not he is in check. That turns the quiet strangle into a weapon as sharp as any mate. The recipe: cover the square the king would flee to, pin or jam every piece that could move, and never once give check. The king stands on an open square, in perfect health, and has already lost.