Good luck!
The only move seems to be f3, because black is threatning to play the line:
1. ... f3
2. e3 f4!
3. exf4 e3
and black wins. f3 is the only move.
Excellent position. Where did you find it?
1. Kc6 Kb4 2. Kd5 Kc3 3. Ke5 Kd2 4. Kxf4! Kxe2 5. Kxf5 =
(1... e3 2. fxe3 fxe3 3. Kc5 =)
(1... f3 2. exf3 exf3 3. Kc5 =)
3... e3 is a better try than 3... Kd2. For example 4. f3 Kd2 5. Kxf5 Kxe2 or 4. fxe3 fxe3 5. Kf4 Kd2 6. Kf3 f4! and black wins in both variations.
So you're not there yet :)
Wow, what an interesting variation! I found White's defense because I knew one was there, but I doubt I would have found it in a real game.
4.fxe3? fxe3 5.Kf4 Kd2 6.Kf3 f4 -+
4.f3? Kd2 5.Kxf4 Kxe2 -+
4.Kxf4! exf2 5.Ke3! =
That's a better solution
After 1. Kc6 Kb4 2. Kd5 Kc3 3. Ke5! e3 4. Kxf4! exf2 5. Ke3 f1=R or 5... f1=Q it's both stalemate. If black promotes to a knight or a bishop, black can get to black's last pawn with 6. Kf4 and if 6... Bh3 7. e4, and if black doesn't promote on his 5th move, white just plays 6. Kxf2 with a draw.
I like such amazing studies alot, but I like puzzles like these, where the position looks very normal even more. You wouldn't say this is a composition, and at first sight you wouldn't say it involves a stalemate pattern. There are many puzzles with stalemate patterns, but only few have a normal position like this one.
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