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Here’s a position from Abkin-Bartolitsch, St. Peterburg, 1903. White resigned. Same questions as last time: why did White resign and did White have a somewhat better move to save the situation?


Solution:

Actually, there are TWO ways, closely related, that White could have saved himself. One is 1.h6+ Kg8 2.Qf8+ Rxf8 Stalemate! The other is: 1.Qf6+ Kg8 2.Qg7+ Kxg7 3.h6+ Kh8 Stalemate!

 

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