Daily puzzle 1/19/23

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sirmasterr

Very difficult - Black to play and draw

 

Tadeo105

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Tadeo105

Done, but i don't get it, what is the point of doing this , if you are not winning? what is the challenge?

 

RenaissanceGuy

It's good to be able to savage a game with stalemate... However in this puzzle there are no real forcing moves. For example, White can push the pawn on a6, thwarting blacks attempt to draw.

C0nanthebarbarian

Not all puzzles are the "White/Black to play and win"  format. Sometimes in chess (and life) there is no win scenario and the best we can hope for is to maintain the status quo. Therefore, forcing a draw in this position is our "win" and it is all that is available given the position.