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GSHAPIROY

Part 2:

Lets try and come up with some positions where you MUST stalemate with at least 10 pieces on the board.


And PLEASE NUMBER THE POSITIONS!!!!

GSHAPIROY

Also, please number the positions

quietvolcano

2.

quietvolcano

White moved 1. Nc4.

McHeath

Example 1 - what was the starting formation of the ten white pawns please?

GSHAPIROY
McHeath wrote:

Example 1 - what was the starting formation of the ten white pawns please?

Oops

quietvolcano

I put in 9 pawns in my position.  

GSHAPIROY
quietvolcano wrote:

I put in 9 pawns in my position.  

So you did!

quietvolcano

2 rooks, 3 knights, 2 bishops, a queen, and a king are all stalemated!

GSHAPIROY

Position 3:

quietvolcano
quietvolcano

That is #4

Catur_Garuda
GSHAPIROY wrote:

Lets try and come up with some positions where white or black moves and gives stalemate in 1 with at least 15 pieces on the board. There must be only 1 way to solve the puzzle, also!

Posotion 1:

Nd6# (mate)

cshuenss
Catur_Garuda wrote:
GSHAPIROY wrote:

Lets try and come up with some positions where white or black moves and gives stalemate in 1 with at least 15 pieces on the board. There must be only 1 way to solve the puzzle, also!

Posotion 1:

Nd6# (mate)

So it is!(Nxd6#)

GSHAPIROY
cshuenss wrote:
Catur_Garuda wrote:
GSHAPIROY wrote:

Lets try and come up with some positions where white or black moves and gives stalemate in 1 with at least 15 pieces on the board. There must be only 1 way to solve the puzzle, also!

Posotion 1:

Nd6# (mate)

So it is!(Nxd6#)

So? The purpose is stalemate not checkmate!!

ViktorHNielsen
GSHAPIROY

^^^^Position 5^^^^

Position 6:



GSHAPIROY
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ViktorHNielsen
LoekBergman
Position 7.