07-02-2013, 07:08 PM
[pos]7k/8/8/8/8/8/8/K7[/pos]
With just bare kings as above white to move can force stalemate in 5 moves - Black's only real choice is which of 5 squares to be on at the end.
But with black to move (unless I've missed something) even with White's help Black can not deliver stalemate.
Can anyone explain why ?
With just bare kings as above white to move can force stalemate in 5 moves - Black's only real choice is which of 5 squares to be on at the end.
But with black to move (unless I've missed something) even with White's help Black can not deliver stalemate.
Can anyone explain why ?