White cannot capture both Black`s rook or bishop, if 1.Kxh5 then  Rg8 2.c6 Qa1<div><br /></div><div><b>1.c6!  Re3</b> ,  </div><div> If !. ...<b> Qa1</b>, then White sacrifices all his pieces by <b>2.Nd7+! Nxd7 3. c7+ Kxc7</b> <b>4.b8=Q+ Nxb8 5.Qe5+! Qxe5</b> <b>stalemate!</b><b> </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>How has White to play now? Again it is not favorable for White ta take a bishop: if<b> 2.Kxh5?</b>, then<b> 2. ... Rh3+!</b> (not immediately 2. ... Nxc6 3.Qxc6 Qa5+ 4.Kg4, and Black has no more good check : after 4. ...Qb4+ 5.Nc4 it is a draw) <b> 3.Kg5 Nxc6 4.Qxc6 Qa5+ 5.Nd5</b> (5.Kf4? Rh4+ or 5.Kg4? Qh5+)<b> 5. ...Rg3+! </b>( again very important excellent move; if <i>5. ...Qd2+,</i> then after<i> 6.Nf4 Rh8 7.Qa4 e5</i> (7. ...Kxb7 8.Qb5+)<i> 8.Qa8+ Kc7 9.Qxh8 Qxf4+</i> <i>10.Kg6</i> there is no win for Black. Black rook aims for d8 where it defends square c8, attacks knight, and Black Queen will begin giving checks to propose the exchange of Queens or to pick up b7 pawn with win. However, if 5. ...Rh8, then 6.Kg6, intending 7.Kg7 or Kf7 and capturing e7 pawn.)<b> 6.Kf5</b> (6.Kh6? Qd2+ or <i>6.Kh5</i> <i>Rg8 7.Kh6 Rd8 8.Nxe7 Rh8+ 9.Kg7 Qe5+ 10.Kg6 Qh5+</i>)<b> 6. ...Rg8 </b>Now White king has no move not to come under check and the best for White is to capture e7 pawn by <b>7.Qe6 Rd8 8.Qe5+ Kxb7 9.Nxe7</b>, but even then after <b>9. ...Rf8+</b> White`s pieces are more restricting rather than defending each other. If <b>10.Ke4 </b>then <b>10. ...Qb4+ 11.Kd5 </b>(the positioning of king and knight does not allow White queen to give a check) <b>Re8 12.Qd6 Rd8! 13.Qxd8 Qd2+ </b>winning.</div><div>If <b>10.Ke6</b>, then <b>10. ...Qb6+ 11.Kd5 Rf3! </b>with the threat of Re3. (again White queen cannot give a check) If <b>12.Nf5 Qc6+ 13.Kd4 Qa4+ 14.Kd5 Qd7+ 15.Nd6+</b> <b>Kc7,</b> winning knight (16.Ke4 Qg4+), or <b>12,Kc4 Re3 13.Qd5+ Kc7</b>, or <b>12.Qd4 Qb5+ 13.Ke6 Qe2+ </b>with win.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>2..c7+! , </b>the pawn advancing and clears way to White`s pieces <b>2. ...Kxc7 </b>(now the position of study by Prokop (1927) is reached)</div><div><b>3. Nd5+</b> (not 3.b8=Q+ Kxb8) <b>Kb8</b></div><div><b>4. Nxe3  </b>The paradox is that only now White does captured the rook when Black can recapture the knight but...</div><div><b>4. ...Qxe3</b></div><div><b>5.Qe8+! Bxe8 stalemate! </b></div><div>Or,</div><div><b>4.   ...   Ng6+</b></div><div><b>5. Kxh5  Nf4+</b></div><div><b>6. Kh6!  Qxe3</b></div><div><b>7. Qe8+  Kxb7</b></div><div><b>8. Qxe7+!  Qxe7 stalemate!</b></div><div>Or,</div><div><b>4.  ...      Nf3+</b></div><div><b>5. Kxh5  Qxe3</b></div><div><b>6. Qe8+  Kxb7</b></div><div><b>7. Qd7+  Ka6</b></div><div><b>8. Qe6+!  Qxe6 stalemate!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>2 chameleon echo stalemates are the same as in the study by Prokop (1927), but here one more stalemate is added, White sacrifices his queen on 4 squares: e5, e8, e7 and e6, there is a good beginning as White avoids capturing of both rook and bishop on the 1st move and beginning moves are not forced, and I think there are many nuances of the position are revealed.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br />