Black to Move, and Draws
Yup, you'll enjoy this one! It's not a one-move-and-draw situation.
You have to follow it several moves to the end,
but you'll love the technique once you've got the right solution!!!
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The Solution contains an obvious first move, but black's second move isn't.
Black plays 1...Rh4 and White recaptures with 2. Kh4... Now what?
2. Bd4! and the white queen is trapped in the corner. The white queen's escape route is shut.
Black need only to shuffle his bishop up and down the a1-h8 diagonal to gain tempo against the white king's manuevers.
For example, 2...Kg3 3.Bc3 Kf3 3.Bd4 Ke2 4.Ba1 and so on.
If ever the white king reaches the area of Black's D pawn,
the black king need only move between the e8 and e7 squares
to protect the D pawn and keep the white queen cornered at the same time.
Get it?
Analysis by Ted Teodoro
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