The position being as in Fig. 16, the shortest way to checkmate the Black
King is as given below:
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WHITE. BLACK.
1. K to Kt 2 1. K to Q 4
2. K to B 3 2. K to K 4
3. Q to K Kt 6 3. K to B 5
4. K to Q 4 4. K to B 6
5. Q to Kt 5 5. K to B 7
6. Q to Kt 4 6. K to K 8
7. K to K 3 7. K to B 8
8. Q to Kt 7 ...
Not 8. Q to Kt 3, because Black would then be stalemate, a contingency
which White must carefully guard against in similar positions.
... 8. K to K 8
9. Q mates at Kt sq. or R sq.
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