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1️⃣ Unbelievable Draw
Explanation:
Here, you will be delivering an unbelievable draw from a losing position via perpetual checks, stalemate tricks, three-fold repetition and insufficient materials to win.
Example Puzzle:
White to Play
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Qe5 forcing black queen to capture the queen on e5 and then this leads to a stalemate.
Qe5 Qe5 Stalemate
2️⃣ Practice Puzzles
Instructions:
Try to solve the puzzles without moving the pieces.
Write down your solutions before checking the solution at the bottom
Puzzle Set:
Puzzle 1: White to move and make an unbelievable draw
White to Play
Puzzle 2: White to move and make an unbelievable draw
White to Play
Puzzle 3: White to move and make an unbelievable draw
White to Play
Puzzle 4: White to move and make an unbelievable draw
White to Play
3️⃣ Solutions
1. Nf5 Kh5 Ng7 Kh6 Nf5 Kh5 Ng7 Kh4 Nd5 Kh5 Ng7 leads to a draw (If black plays Kg7 or Kh3 it will lead to a checkmate on RG7 or Rg3)
2. Rg7 Kg7 Qg5 Kh8 Qf6 Kg8 Qg5 Kh8 Qf6 leads to a perpetual check draw
3. Rd3 Ed3 Kd3 leads to insufficient material for black to win (Remember with two knights, it is not possible to forcefully checkmate a lone king)
4. Rd7 (Stopping black kings escaping d8 square) Raa1 Nh7 Ke8 Nf6 Kf8 Nh7 Kg8 Nf7 Kf8 Three fold repetition draw
Remember black king cant go to h8 as white can do Rh7 to do a checkmate.
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