<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> d </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> f </Td> <Td> g </Td> <Td> h </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> In chess, a draw is the result of a game ending in a tie . Usually, in tournaments a draw is worth a half point to each player, while a win is worth one point to the victor and none to the loser . </P> <P> For the most part, a draw occurs when it appears that neither side will win . Draws are codified by various rules of chess including stalemate (when the player to move has no legal move and is not in check), threefold repetition (when the same position occurs three times with the same player to move), and the fifty - move rule (when the last fifty successive moves made by both players contain no capture or pawn move). Under the standard FIDE rules, a draw also occurs "in dead position", when no sequence of legal moves can lead to checkmate, most commonly when neither player has sufficient material to checkmate the opponent . </P>

When is a chess game considered a draw