"Bill Brock" wrote in message
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"Few Good Chessmen" wrote in message
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"Bill Brock" wrote in message
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"Bill Smythe" wrote in message
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"Bill Brock" wrote:
2...b6?? 3.a4 +-, as the WK controls the key squares for the
b-pawn.

I just noticed that my variation doesn't work anyway, because then
black
can
maneuver his queen to a7, and either force mate or win all the
marbles.

Bill Smythe

Your idea was more interesting; a self-stalemate in which one has to
choose between frontdoor and backdoor routes, depending on the other
side's play.

You lost me there. I think Bill just throw a STink bOM at you with Black
Queen at a7. With 3. a4 White is able to Check latest by 3 moves before
promoting the Checking Pawn and Black h-Pawn is 4 moves to promotion
(White
can block the attempt later his Queened Pawn)...or am I walking into a
mine
field here?

Totally unsound lines can give composers ideas for constructing sound
studies. My intended point was that one might be able to construct an
interesting study in a similar position if the WK had to choose one of
two routes to the self-stalemate trap based on Black's play.

Well, nice STink bOM for you then...lucky you :-)