Is this a draw?

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No, unless you agreed to one.

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White to move it is checkmate in 1 with a8=Q# but I think it's black to move and it is a draw. The move is ...Rg7+ and white can't prevent the checks without it being perpetual check, or taking the rook which is a draw by stalemate.

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Hi
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Presenting the position from the white side suggests that it's white to move. But no, it's black to move. How can the solver know this?

This is a joke puzzle, and the joke is not good.

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No, you can promote, take the bishop, stop the pawn, then ladder mate, assuming you're black. If you're white you can promote and take the rook with the bishop and then take the pawn, or trade all the pieces and draw.

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Oops didn't see rook. If you're white a8 = Q# but if you're black you can take everything with forks and skewers then ladder mate or king and queen vs king checkmate.

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Therefore not a draw, winning depending on if you're black or white.

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Also if you're black a1 = Q# or a1 = R#

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If you move the king first. Somehow.

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Sacrifice THE ROOOOOOOK take THE ROOOOOOOK and then if white pushes you promote, check, stop the pawn, take the pawn, draw.

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Nah this is a trick question unless white to move.

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White to move a8 = Q#/a8 = R# and white is winning. Black to move and this is going to be a draw if black stops the pawn and then takes the bishop, SAC THE ROOOOOOOK draw by insufficient.

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Depends on what happens. Pawn a8 = Q#/ a8 = R# and if not black takes the bishop, you push or move the rook or king, black promotes, check, black will hunt the rook and now if black skewers the rook and takes the bishop and pawn black has ladder mate.

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If white defends the bishop and attacks the rook, check, you go down, promote the pawn, now black is winning.

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In summary lots of things can happen.

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chessohrough wrote:

In summary lots of things can happen.

Except those things that you were talking about.

You made 11 comments in a row, and all of them are nonsense.

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yes because the eval bar says so

Avatar of ChessUnicorn_CN
magipi wrote:

Presenting the position from the white side suggests that it's white to move. But no, it's black to move. How can the solver know this?

This is a joke puzzle, and the joke is not good.

sorry, to clarify, black to move

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Yes