Author: John Merlino
Date: 15:13:39 01/25/04
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On January 25, 2004 at 17:21:32, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >White Queen to E-3 and then an eventual stalemate after the black king..... > >After the black king is forced to capture the white bishop then the white queen >moves to F-2(The second move) and then the black king must capture the white >queen. After this, black has finished the game since his king is in stalemate. > >This is the correct sequence, > >TJF You are forgetting the intentionally vague definition of the problem. The game might be over after WHITE'S second move OR Black's. But it must be legally OVER, meaning no more moves can be played. If 1.Qe3 Kxf1 2.Qf2, then 2...gxf2 and the game can continue. The answer is 1.Qe1. 1...g2 2.Bxe2# 1...exf1=Q (or 1...exf1=B) 2.Kxg3 Qxe1# (this last move is forced) 1...exf1=R 2.Qxg3# 1...exf1=N 2.Qf2+ Kxf2 (or gxf2) stalemate jm
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