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Initially it appears that White is lost because the Black pawn can outrace the White king to its queening square at h1, while the Black king can easily intercept the White pawn on its way to its queening square at c8. However, by moving the White king diagonally, and thus closer at each move to both pawns, White can eventually force Black to choose between losing the Black pawn or stopping the White pawn. In either case (no pawns or two queens), the result is a theoretical draw.
In chess, a game can end in a win, loss, or a draw. A draw occurs when neither player can achieve victory. This can happen in several ways: mutual agreement, insufficient material to deliver checkmate, perpetual check (where a king is repeatedly attacked without a way to escape), or stalemate. Stalemate is a specific situation where a player, whose turn it is to move, has no legal moves, but their king is not in check. Other draw conditions include the same position occurring three times or no piece being captured and no pawn moved for 50 moves. In competitive play, a win is worth one point, and a draw is worth half a point.12
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