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May 17, 2009








White to move and draw

[FEN "3R4/4Qpk1/4p1p1/7p/7K/5rP1/5P2/2q5 w - - 0 1"]

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1.Qf8+ Kf6 [1...Kh7 2.Qh8#] 2.Qh8+ Kf5 [2...Ke7 3.Qf8+ Kf6 4.Qh8+  Haven't we been here before?] 3.g4+ hxg4 [3...Ke4 4.Qd4#; 3...Kf4 4.Qd4#] 4.Rd5+ exd5 5.Qc8+ Qxc8 Stalemate!

An interesting alternative to Black's last move is 5...Ke4 6.Qxc1.  Anyone care to try and win this as Black?









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