Stalemate Lesson is confusing - is this right?
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Jul 16, 2023
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stormfizz63 wrote:
I think this is challenge 4/5 in this section. The instruction says "White to Move -
Black is trying to promote the g-pawn, but White can immediately end the game with a stalemate. How should you do it?" The answer they give is to move Bf3 and they say "Great work! Black can't move and the game ends in stalemate." But Black still has a pawn in the h file that can move... and that will allow the king to escape. Or Black could take the Bishop with the pawn on g2. Why would this be a stalemate?
Look at the coordinates. It goes a-h, meaning the black pawns started on the 7th rank. Therefore, the pawns are going down. That's why Black cannot push the h-pawn (his king is in front) and why Black is unable to take the bishop.
I think this is challenge 4/5 in this section. The instruction says "White to Move -
Black is trying to promote the g-pawn, but White can immediately end the game with a stalemate. How should you do it?" The answer they give is to move Bf3 and they say "Great work! Black can't move and the game ends in stalemate." But Black still has a pawn in the h file that can move... and that will allow the king to escape. Or Black could take the Bishop with the pawn on g2. Why would this be a stalemate?