Another bonehead mistake - Stalemate

• Here I am dominating and then ...
• I move White Rook from A3 to C3
• I reason ... Black Rook cannot move to take White Rook (C5 to C3) because that move would expose Black King to Check
• Also ... look how White Knight protects White Rook from being taken by the King
• But ... this poor move left NO VALID moves for Black: The Rook cannot move! The Black Pawn cannot advance. And the King has no moves either!
• Stalemate!
• What I should have done was Rook A3 to A5.
• King could have moved to C4 or E3
• Rook or Queen could have easily taken Black Rook followed by the coup de grâce