1.Kg5? Rf8 2.g4 Kb2 3.Kg6(h6) Kc3 4.g5 Kd4

5.Kh7 Ke5 6.g6 Kf6 7.g7 Rf7 8.Kh8! R*g7 – ideal stalemate

But:

1… Rf1(f2)! 2.g4 Kb2! 3.Kh6 Kc3! 4.g5 Kd4!

5.g6 Ke5! 6.g7 Kf6! 7.g8S+ Kf7! 8.Kh7 Rh1+!

9.Sh6+ Kf6! – black wins

7.Kh7 Rh1+! 8.Kg8 Rg1 (8…. Ke7? – ideal stalemate)

9.Kh8 Kf7 – black wins

1.Kh5! Kb2 2.g4! Kc3 3.g5! Rf1 4.g6! Kd4

5.g7! Rg1 6.Kh6! Ke5 7.Kh7! Kf6

8.g8S+!! Ke6 9.Sh6! Rg5 10.Sg8! Kf7

11.Sh6+! Kf8 12.Ka8!!  Rg7 13.Sf5! Rc7

14.Sh6! Ra7 15.Sg4!! Ra6 16.Kh7! Kf7

17.Sh6+! Kf6 18.Sg8+! Kg5 19.Kg7! Ra7+

20.Kf8! Kg6 21.Se7+! =

20… Kf5 21.Ke8/Se7! Ke6 22.Kf8/Sg8! Rh7

23.Ke8! Rf7 24.Sh6! Rf1 25.Sg8! Ra1 26.Kf8! Ra7

27.Sh6! =