Official Rulings -
September 17, 2003Q. In a situation where a player has only two pieces left on the board (a pawn and a king) and the player plays UNDER ELF HILL. On the players following turn, can the king be placed in front of the pawn? In this situation the pawn can no longer move forward and the king is not allowed to move - is a player allowed to force a stalemate? A similar situation arises when a player only has a king and plays UNDER ELF HILL.
A. Those will result in a turn without a move, but not a stalemate. If there had been no legal square for the King to return to, then it would be stalemate.