White to move. How should white proceed?
4Q3/6k1/3pp1p1/1p1b4/5q2/6NK/8/8 w – – 0 1
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1. Nh5+ gxh5
2. Qg6+ kf8
3. Qe8+ kg7
4. Qg6+ Kh8
5. Qg8+ Kxg8
stalemate
Interesting position.
i don’t think, it’s possible, to produce a checkmate here, simply not enough pieces left! so why not be stalemated, that’s also fun.
1. Nh5+ gxh5
2. Qg8+ Kh6
3. Qh7+ Kg5
4. Qg6+ Kxg6 stalemate
or 2. … Kf6
3. Qg7+ Kf5
4. Qf6+ Ke4
5. Qd4+ Kf3
6. Qf2+ Ke4
and now we can annoy the black king by checking him all the way around his queen back and forth until he takes the queen and stalemates or until a threefold repetition occurs. greets, jan
1.Nh5+ gxh5 2.Qg6+ Kf8 3.Qe8+ Kg7 4.Qg6+ and draw
1. Nh5+ gxh5
2. Qg6+
2. … Kh8
3. Qg7+ Kxg7 stalemate
2. … Kf8
3. Qg7+ Ke8
4. Qe7+ Kxe7 stalemate
Venky please, please, please teach me how to stalemate.
Poor black!
The position is ripe for a stalemate!
1. Nh5+! gxh5
2. Qg6+! Kf8
3. Qe8+! Kg7
4. Qg6+
Draw.
1. Nh5+ gxh5 2. Qg6+ is stalemate or perpetual.
Force a draw with 1.Nh5+ gh 2.Qg6+. Continue to stalemate with 3.Qg7+ (if 2…Kg8 or Kh8) or to perpetual check on 2…Kf8 3.Qe8+ Kg7 4.Qg6+.
Hello folks, I did not check it with an engine, but I think white has to force draw by
1.Nh5 gxh5 (otherwise black will lose with q down)
2.Qg6+ and now
a)… 2.Kxg6 draw by stalemate
b)… 2.Kh8
3.Qh7+ Kxh7 draw by stalemate
c)… 2.Kf8
3.Qg8+ Ke7
4.Qd8+ Kf7
5.Qf8+ Kxf8 draw by stalemate
Hope I didn`t overlook a white win though…
I don’t see a win but a draw.
1.Nh5+ gxh5
2.Qg6 Kxg6 stalemate.
If Black tries to run away e.g. 2…Kf8, the White Queen sacrifices herself 3.Qg7 etc.
White should be satisfied with draw.
1Nh5+ gxh5Any other move loses Q.Then white must win.
2Qg6+ Kf8
2… Kxg6 stalemate
3Qe8+ Kg7
3…. Kxe8 stalemate.
4Qg6+ Kh8 Else draw by repetetion
5Qh7+ Kxh7 Compulsory and it is stalemate.
1. Nh5 + gxh5
2. Qg8+ forces perpetual or stalemate
Stalemate or perp!
1.Nh5+ gxh5
2.Qg6+ Kf8 (if 2…Kxg6 stalemate; if Kh8 3.Qh7+ stalemate)
3.Qe8+ Kg7 (2…Kxe8 stalemate)
4.Qg6+ and perpetual, then
½-½
(PS: to obtain “½” on a standard windows keyboard, hold down the key “alt” and on the numeric keyboard compose the number “0189”, then release the “alt” key)
get a stalemate with nh5+
1. Nh5+ gxh5
2. Qg6 and perpetual – if kxQ, then stalemate
Nh5+ gh Qg6+ (Kd8 Qe8+ Kg7 Qg6+ etc.) Kh8 Qg7+ K:g7 pat
Nh5+ gxh5
Qg6+
At this point the White Q checks Black forever – if the Q is taken, it is stalemate
1.Nh5+ gxh5
2.Qg6+ Kf8
(2. ..Kh7 3.Qh7+ Kxh7 ==)
3.Qg7+ Ke8
4.Qe7+ Kxe7 ==
1Nh5 is pointing to stalmate.
i will go for a easy draw
White is lost unless there is a drawing combination.
If we take the White Qeen and Knight off the board without disturbing otherwise the position of the black Q and B, then the White K will be stalemated.
So: 1. Nh5+ gxh5 Otherwise the queen will fall) 2. Qg6+ (only drawing move!) Kf8 (2… Kxg6 is stalemate) (2… Kh8
3. Qh7+ Kxh7 stalemate)
3. Qe8+ Kg7 (3… Kxe8 stalemate) 4. Qg6+ and black’s K cannot
escape the repeated queen offers without allowing threefold repetition. Draw
either way.
I give up. I’d go for the draw.
Best white can hope for is a draw.
Nh5+, h5
Qg8+, Kf6
Qf7+, Kf7
stalemate.
I am not sure whether there is a win for white. but there is definitely draw.
1. Nh5+ gxh5
(…. Kh7
2.Qe7+ Kh6
3.Nxf4 +-)
2. Qg8+ Kxg8
1/2 – 1/2
1. Nh5+ gxh5 2.Qg6+ Kxg6 stalemate!
1. Nh5+ gxh5
2. Qg8+ Kxg8
Remis
White can draw with
1.Nh5+ gxh5
2.Qg6+ Kc8
(if Kh8, Qg8+ draw)
3.Qd8+ Kb7
4.Qg6+ draw
(by repetition or stalemate)
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,its true that draw [ repeated move draw / stalemate ] is easily gained by White.
White can win [ Variations exist ] -lol – shock not,only possible,if Black is a middle level player.
Example
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1.Q*b5 Qh6+
2.Kg4 g5
3.Nh5+ Kg8
4.Qe8+ Qf8
5.Qg6+ Kh8
6.Nf6 Qg7
7.Qe8+ Qg8
8.Q*Qg8++ Mate.
Here,White wins the game [ Still interesting variations exist but all leads to draw,if Black is an expert chess player,if not then the possibility for white’s win is wide open – lol ]
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]