Drukob@feddit.orgM to Chess@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agoFind the only move for white that's not losingfeddit.orgimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1imageFind the only move for white that's not losingfeddit.orgDrukob@feddit.orgM to Chess@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDiplomjodlerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoBut that won’t work either. Black will find an opportunity to either swap the queens without a stalemate or get one of their pawns through.
minus-squareDaisy (she/her)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoTheir queen is pinned to the king, so they either: move the king away and give you the queen, move the queen towards your queen and give away their queen, or take your queen and force stalemate. There are no other legal options.
But that won’t work either. Black will find an opportunity to either swap the queens without a stalemate or get one of their pawns through.
Their queen is pinned to the king, so they either: move the king away and give you the queen, move the queen towards your queen and give away their queen, or take your queen and force stalemate. There are no other legal options.
Oh. Right. Sneaky little bugger.