Black avoids checkmate & draws this losing position in 1 or 2 moves!

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Chapter 13 Zugzwang/Stalemate – INTRODUCTION

Zugzwang means being required to move, especially when you do not want to move–often meaning you must make a losing move. Zugzwang can result in a victory or the capture of an enemy piece.

Stalemate is a position where one player must move, but cannot make a legal move. Stalemate ends the game and is always a draw–neither player wins. Diagram 373 shows black about to be placed in Zugzwang by white, with a white checkmate to follow quickly.

Next, ZUGZWANG/STALEMATE Diagram 394:

Black draws this losing position in 1 move >

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Answer – Diagram 393:

1.   …                                     Rb6+

2. Kxb6, stalemate

or

1.   …                                     Rb6+

2. Kc5                                    Rxd6

3. Kxd6, draw