Stalemate is a resource or tactical weapon which can be used by the player with inferior position in order to save a game. Try to solve some puzzle those are taken from grandmasters' games.
Puzzle 2 : Evans vs Reshevsky
Puzzle 3 : Bernstein vs Smyslov
For the last puzzle why not Rxb2, Re3+
ReplyDelete... Re3+ then Kf2 and white can easily convert it in Philidor position which is theoretical draw.
DeleteThen the king will move back and it will be a draw by perpetual.
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ReplyDeleteNice post !
ReplyDeleteFor people having trouble to understand what the stalemate rule exactly is, I suggest to have a look to the following blog post:
chesstrainerapp.blogspot.com/2013/12/is-it-mate-or-stalemate-introduction.html