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by ANewFormation 514 days ago
It's not about forcing a draw but recognizing that the only reasonable move loses the queen immediately.

Assessing the ending is irrelevant. All one needs to know is that having 1 piece is better than having 0 pieces. Not actually always true, but that's the beauty of this puzzle - you don't need anything other than the most basic logic to correctly solve it, at least the first move.