stalemate with captures - not quite

1.Qe6 is this stalemate ?? no - black can move a pawn (the b-pawn)

1...c6

2.Bd3#

1 Kc8 stalemate

1.a7 Kc8 stalemate

a theoretically

drawn position

- hard to force either

pawn to Queen

1. ..Qb6+ likely forces the stalemate - white might be tempted to hang

on with the extra pawns - hoping to Queen one (or two)

white can play for the win in this position rather than accept the stalemate

though in this position it is likely to be a draw (or win for black!)

1...Qb6+ 2.Kd7 ?? should have 'accepted' the stalemate 2...Qxa5 3.Bd5 Qc3 4.Ke6 trying to guide the pawn home

4...Qh3 5.Ke5 Qh5 6.Ke6 Kc7 7.f6 Qe8+ guarding the 8th rank 8.Kf5 Kd6 the King is a fighting piece

9.Bf3 Qe6+ 10.Kg6 Qe8+ 11.Kg7 still trying to push that pawn and get a Q v Q game

11...Ke6 12.Bd5+ Kd7 13.f7 Qe5+ 14.Kg6 Qd6+ and this likely is drawn

9 & 10

almost identical to position 7, except that pos. 8 is missing the c-pawn and pos 9 is missing the c-pawn and

the other Bishop pawn is a Knight pawn instead - the Bishop pawn can draw (if it gets to the seventh rank)

while any other pawn loses