White to move and draw
[The Answer at the bottom]
* The Puzzle Hints
The composition idea is the same as in Puzzle 20. Just 3 moves by the White knight will be enough to conduct self-stalemating... The Black will not able to do anything to prevent a draw...
* The Puzzle Data
1. Author: A. Lifanov.
2. Year: 2002.
* The Puzzle Recommendation
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* The Puzzle Answer
1. Nd5 h3
[The Black pawn h4 has to move ahead on h3]
[Otherwise it will be stopped by the knight on f4]
2. Nf4 h2
3. Nh5 h1=Q
[Self-stalemate and Draw] 1/2-1/2
[If 3... Kg8, then 4.Ng3]
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