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Berks.
Joined 27 Nov '04 Moves 41991 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.
Joined 30 Oct '04 Moves 7813 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.
Berks.
Joined 27 Nov '04 Moves 41991 Originally posted by ilywrin
A solution is possible, though the resulting position is illegal. Hence the apologies 🙂
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Joined 15 Dec '06 Moves 1588 i don;t get it , what you mean by place any piece on the baord?
Joined 30 Oct '04 Moves 7813 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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Joined 25 Aug '04 Moves 1264 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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Joined 25 Aug '04 Moves 1264 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
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