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Linkenheim
Joined 22 Apr '05 Moves 655477 After a question in the help forum I am interested in the minimum amount of moves to achieve a stalemate.
on the payroll
Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 @Ponderable
Sam Loyd came up with this one, over 100 years ago.
1. h4 a5 2. c4 h5 3. Qa4 Ra6 4. Qxa5 Rah6 5. Qxc7 f6 6. Qxd7+ Kf7 7. Qxb7 Qd3 8. Qxb8 Qh7 9. Qxc8 Kg6 10. Qe6
Linkenheim
Joined 22 Apr '05 Moves 655477 @BigDogg
Thank you very much. I had a much longer solution...
Overlook Hotel
Joined 04 Feb '11 Moves 46775
e4
Joined 06 May '08 Moves 42492 Hi
@BigDogg ,
Why not have a bash immortality yourself and come up with a shorter
stalemate from a Chess 960 position of your choosing.
(let me know if you tackle it and when you succeed - this would be a good blog piece.)
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