White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
Grandmaster Carl Schlechter, one of the strongest players in chess history, reached this winning position and made a horrible blunder! Pick a winning move and pick Schlechter’s blunder.
Solution:
Just about any move wins! However, Schlechter picked the one move that lost the win and allowed this: 1.b6?? Re1+! 2.Rxe1 Stalemate!!
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