White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
8/5n2/8/p7/k7/B7/1KP1B1n1/8 w – – 0 1
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There are 2 variation that on the first glance seems to be the solution.
1.Bf3? Ne5! 2.Bxg2 Nc4+ 3.Ka2 Nxa3 4.c3 Nb5! and now Bc6 is stalemate!
But the solution is :
1.Bh5! Ne3! 2.Bxf7 Nc4+! 3.Ka2 (Bxc4 is stalemate) Nxa3 4.c3! and white wins (4…Nb5 5.Bb3 mate)
looks like
Bf3,(threatening mate on c6) Nd8.
B:g2 and now black has to move the night leaving the square C6 to white’s bishop