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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Jun 5, 2026

Black wants to hide in the corner and hope that White will stalemate him by Kf7 or Kf8, so White has to come up with a different approach.

Not 1.Nxh6 gxh6 2.Kf6 Kg8 3.g7 Kh7 4.g8Q+ Kxg8 5.Kg6 Kh8 6.Kxh6 and the Black king can’t be forced out of shuttling between h8 and g8, but 1.Nd6 Kg8 2.Ne8 Kh8 3.Nf6 gxf6 4.Kf7 f5 5.g7+ Kh7 6.g8Q mate

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