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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	#2 A rook pawn on the 7th is an exception because once the king is forced in front of the pawn ....
1 [Next]	... then the White king can no longer advance because of stalemate.
2 [Next]	#3 The bishop pawn is also an exception. Now instead of being forced in front of the pawn...
3 [Next]	... Black plays Ka1! and White can't take the pawn becuase of ...
4 [Next]	... the stalemate rule. The game is drawn because White can't force the king in front of the pawn.
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