From: Pieter Stouten <stoutepf <at> CHEMSCI5 <dot> dmpc <dot> com>
Date: 10 oct 1995
Subject: FWD: Re: King in check

|Date: Mon, 09 Oct 1995 15:37:53 -0500
|From: Tony Acero <acero <at> rainbow <dot> uchicago <dot> edu>

Jeff Mallett suggests the following as a minimal stalemate
configuration:

........
........
........
.k......
.Pp.....
BRP.....
KB......
6 W pieces + 2 B pieces.

How about:
........
........
........
.k......
.Pp.....
B.P.....
KB......

5 W pieces  + 2 B pieces?

You can even construct a  semi-legal move sequence leading to this
position:

wierd game ending with
Kb2-a1?? Pc4-c3!
Stalemate

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