A very nice puzzle from a viewer!

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[@nabazf8891]

Thank you very much for publishing my puzzle, I hope you all have solved it.

[@mrwess1927]

😅❤fgreat job!

[@Muppetias]

Nice puzzle 😊

[@nabazf8891]

@@mrwess1927 Thanks a lot you dear.

[@nabazf8891]

@@Muppetias Thanks a lot you dear.

[@ceejay0137]

After the first two moves I thought White should play Nc6, not Nc4. I went through a lot of Black's moves (Qa8+, Qa7+, Qb7+, Qc7, Qd6) which were all winning for White, and it seemed quicker and easier than the solution you gave. Then at some point I spotted that Black had the clever Qb6+, which forces White's king to capture it and the position is a stalemate! Dammit!! Very neat puzzle, thanks for sharing it.

[@tykemorris]

As others have pointed out, I was also looking at Nc6 and Nb7 variations, but black can force a stalemate either way by forcing white to capture his queen. W Nc6 B Qa8+, W Kb5 or 6, B Qa6+. At this point king captures the queen for a stalemate. Otherwise moving to Kb4 loses the knight and worse, Kc5 gets B Qa3 skewers queen for a black win. Nb7 fails quickly, as B Qa7+ forces a White Ka7 capture and stalemate.

[@ralkadde]

02:07 After Nc4, Nd6+ ist no real "threat", as Black will capture Qxd6+, and Qxd6 is a stalemate. A better term is "zugzwang", as the Queen has to leave b8.

[@aaaaa5272]

Thank you Nabaz!!

[@nabazf8891]

Thanks a lot dear.

[@bjorngillefalk8965]

Seems I've been doing far too many chess puzzles. I solved this by going Qh3,g3,g4,f4,f5,e5,e8,e7 and so on. Well, it works, but ofc Qf8,e7 is at lot faster.

[@proffessorclueless]

NC6 instead of NC4 looks even better as if QA8 check then NA7 check followed by QD8 mate but fails to a nasty stalemate. Very nice puzzle.

[@JennievonBargen]

Love it!

[@DonJC49]

Nifty little puzzle. But I must confess that I thought that Nb7 (instead of Nc4) was the winning move for white. Didn’t see Black’s Qa7!! for the stalemate 😢

[@rogerkearns8094]

Otb, I'd probably try 1.Qf3, with thoughts of some kind of Q trianguation, but I can't see the end clearly... Of course, otb I wouldn't win! Hard puzzle.

[@SoloPerICommenti]

1:29 Qc5! Kd7 Qc6! and from there I push the king to the opposite corner

[@andrewhall7930]

So long as you didn't think the first move was with your king, you are doing OK 😊

[@nabazf8891]

I should add that the first move shouldn't be 1.Qe7? then 1...Qd6+ and stillmate.

[@GetMeThere1]

Very nice!

[@denisrho1019]

Dealing with the Knight moves is always a good exercise for the mind ! Thanks even if I « suffer »!

[@BEEMERBALL]

Try Q-E7, Q-A8X, K-B6, Q-B8X, n-b7, followed by mate

[@seagulld100]

Qd6 instead of Qa8 leads to stalemate

[@BEEMERBALL]

@@seagulld100 yep

[@nabazf8891]

Sacrificing the black queen is the problem, the first two moves are the only moves.

[@RamKumar-gy9nb]

Rather than Nc4, isnt it better to play Ng7 which is threatening checkmate and Black can give check only once and after that there is no other checks. Black has to find a way to avoid checkmate in the next move. What do you think?

[@Chess-strategy]

Hello. I think you mean Nb7, not g7? I am so angry with myself for forgetting to cover that line because after Nb7 black has the beautiful Qa7+!!! It forces a stalemate or taking the knight next move getting a draw.

[@RamKumar-gy9nb]

@@Chess-strategy aah I see.... Sorry I missed the whole line there

[@petervanvelzen1950]

I thought Nb7 on the second move would also win, but then black plays Qa7+!

[@giovannicorno1247]

I found the first move😊

[@christiandobler5235]

I found the very last move

[@williambontrager2349]

Why not knight to b6 forking the queen and king and at worst trading the knight for a queen? Am I missing something?

[@nabazf8891]

on what move please? I mean after what move?

[@williambontrager2349]

@@nabazf8891 after the black queen moves to A8 with the king on a6, 3 or 4 moves in after the knight moves to c6.

[@nabazf8891]

Black queen sacrifice itself on b6.

[@MichelleSirilan-fz7pu]

Qh3check