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Invalid FEN inserted - 8/p7/kq6/1R1Q4/8/8/8/5/K2


Place any piece on any empty square; then white moves and stalemates black.

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Originally posted by Peakite
[fen]8/p7/kq6/1R1Q4/8/8/8/5/K2[/fen]

Place any piece on any empty square; then white moves and stalemates black.
A solution is possible, though the resulting position is illegal.

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Originally posted by ilywrin
A solution is possible, though the resulting position is illegal.
Hence the apologies 🙂

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i don;t get it , what you mean by place any piece on the baord?

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Place a second black king on "b8". Now 1.Qc6! results in stalemate. Here is a serious problem:
White to play and stalemate in two:

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Originally posted by Peakite
[fen]8/p7/kq6/1R1Q4/8/8/8/5/K2[/fen]

Place any piece on any empty square; then white moves and stalemates black.
King to b8. after 1. Qc6 its a stalemate.

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Originally posted by ilywrin
Place a second black king on "b8". Now 1.Qc6! results in stalemate. Here is a serious problem:
White to play and stalemate in two:
[fen]1B6/3P4/7Q/2k5/1R2K3/2P5/8/2RNb3 [/fen]
d8=B Bxc3 (EDIT: refuted by Bd2) Ba5

EDIT: d8=N Bxc3 Nc6