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What is your favourite stalemate? One where you clearly otherwise would have lost. Or maybe couldn't even win. I'm yet to get one, despite many drawn-out games trying.

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When the king is stalemated but you still have just a rook left.

You can call blacks king in check indefinately and he can't take it.
had a few like that and they are funny games.

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Originally posted by Black Star Uchess
When the king is stalemated but you still have just a rook left.

You can call blacks king in check indefinately and he can't take it.
had a few like that and they are funny games.


Can White win?

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
[fen]k7/1pP5/1P6/8/8/K4rPR/1PPPPP2/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]

Can White win?
Just take the Rook 1-0

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Originally posted by heinzkat
In eighteen moves or so. Who is the composer?
Shhhh - you're not supposed to give the solution away if you've already seen it. 😠

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
Shhhh - you're not supposed to give the solution away if you've already seen it. 😠
We're talking to ourselves again

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
[fen]k7/1pP5/1P6/8/8/K4rPR/1PPPPP2/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]

Can White win?
I really don't like those "strange" type of studies, but that was the most brilliant one I've seen! it's so artistic.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
[fen]k7/1pP5/1P6/8/8/K4rPR/1PPPPP2/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]

Can White win?
oops ignore this

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Here is Nimzovitch in 1905 chasing the King all over the board
cooking up some lovely stalemates in the process.

An incredible game.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Here is Nimzovitch in 1905 chasing the King all over the board
cooking up some lovely stalemates in the process.

An incredible game.
Hey, I think my parents gave me my name because of that very game!!!!

(Okay, not true, but it makes a good story... sorry, I couldn't resist.)

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Originally posted by heinzkat
We're talking to ourselves again
Unfortunately, my edit time expired. 😞

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Your position, swiss gambit, It is hard to see.
but White does win. It is damn hard to see tough.

a good one.

Rook actually mate the black king in 18 moves. lol.
i won't give the solution.

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Originally posted by Sophy
Your position, swiss gambit, It is hard to see.
but White does win. It is damn hard to see tough.

a good one.

Rook actually mate the black king in 18 moves. lol.
i won't give the solution.
I couldn't get it on my own, but luckily somebody "whispered" in my ear. It's a nifty problem. (I just want to know how white gets that pawn structure, lol.)

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i guess it's not k-a2 🙂

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Originally posted by Black Star Uchess
i guess it's not k-a2 🙂
Umm, no. 😛