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Five different opinions








White to play

Solution:

Fritz tells us that the position is in fact a draw. The main line is 1.Rh7! a1Q! 2.Rxb7+ Ka3 3.Ra7+ Kb4! 4.Rxa1 stalemate!

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The puzzle position appeared in a similar form in Leonard Barden's Play Better Chess and in the magazine Computerschach & Spiele 3/1985 P.42.