Position 5 Black to play

[Event "Position 5 - Black to play"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/8/6K1/7P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "4"] [SourceDate "2018.03.27"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.03.27"] {White can’t win because he has a ‘Rook Pawn’ – pawn on ‘a’ or ‘h’ file.} 1... Kg8 {Black has to keep moving his king on g8 and h8. Irrespective of whether it goes to ‘Position 1’ or ‘Position 2’ and whether it is white to play or black to play, it makes a stalemate because it is a ‘Rook Pawn’.} 2. h6 Kh8 3. h7 {Draw} 1/2-1/2 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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