[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "White to play and draw"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/1p6/1Pp5/K1P3p1/p5P1/1p2Q3/k4q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.04.01"] {[#]} 1. Qd3 $1 {setting up a stalemate defence} (1. Qxf1+ {loses} b1=Q 2. Qxb1+ (2. Qd3 Qb4#) 2... Kxb1 3. Kxa3 Kc2 4. Ka4 Kc3 {etc}) 1... Qd1+ {the best winning try} (1... b1=Q 2. Qxa3+ Qa2 3. Qxa2+ Kxa2 {Stalemate}) (1... a2 2. Qc3 {and Black cannot make any progress in view of Qxb2 forcing stalemate} Qd1+ 3. Ka3 Qb1 (3... Qf3 4. Ka4) 4. Ka4) (1... Qxd3 {Stalemate}) 2. Qxd1+ b1=Q 3. Kxa3 g5 (3... Qxd1 {Stalemate}) 4. Qd2 {everything else loses for White because of Qb4 mate. Now it seems like Black is in trouble because he has to worry about Qa2 mate. Time for his own stalemate defence!} Qd3+ 5. Qxd3 { Stalemate} *