Weekly Endgame Study (16)
21 April 2007 10:00 AM
Every Saturday an endgame study is published at Chessvibes, selected by Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published.
Babitch, P.
1st Prize, 1951

White to play and draw
Next week the solution.
Solution last week:










Hurrah. Solved another one. Haven’t done that for a while.
Be5
Nice
Sorry, guys, this one is too easy. No credit for getting it.
IMHO, If you get excited by finding the solution you already got your reward or credit..
Ya Be5
Be5 is indeed not hard to find but in one line white has a nice stalemating combination which I only discoverd by actually moving the pieces…
Be5 Be5,Kd5 b2,Ke5 b1=Q,Be4+ draw
1. Be5 Be5 2.Kd5 Kf5
Be5 Be5,Kd5 Kf5,Bc6 b2,Ba4 b1=Q,Bc2+ Qc2 stalemate