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A Queen v The Bishop Triangle.

A Queen v The Bishop Triangle.

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How would you win this as White.


No need for lengthy analysis. What is the technique.

A cartoon, puzzles, a one question chess quiz then some RHP games
with a similar set up to the above diagram all featuring missed wins.

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@greenpawn34

Stalemate the king with the queen, forcing the bishop to move, thus, the white king escapes from the corner.

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Correct moonbus, I've shown that position, which I got from a 1943 chess mag,
to various players, some never don't see at all.

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@greenpawn34

It’s a good think-outside-the-box puzzle. Not winnable with a rook, however, because a rook cannot stalemate a king.

I also like that you asked for a plan, not variations. That is what helps a player get over the threshold towards positional thinking.