Weekly Endgame Study (37)
25 September 2007 12:22 AM | Last modified: 1:37
This “weekly” endgame study should have been published already on September 15th, but because of the editor-in-chief’s busy times unfortunately there’s has been a delay. As always, the study is selected by Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. The plan is to publish solution and the new study next this Saturday.
Mattison, H.
1st/2nd prize, 1927
White to play and draw
Saturday the solution.
Solution last week time:
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I’ve got 1.Kd2 Bg3 2. Kxe2 Nc3+ 3.Kf3! and a draw can be made wherever the Bishop decides to go. Then when I was sure it was winning, I checked with Fritz who says that Nc1 is holding on for a black win; I cannot find a way to draw for white after 1…Nc1. I assume my variation is the one he wants, unless someone can find the draw after Nc1 - which I can’t do :’(.
I found! 1.Kd2!
1… Nc3?! 2.Rd3! +- but,
1… Nc1!? 2.Rb5+ Ka2 3.Ra5+ Kb3 4.Rf5! and coming Rf2-Rxe2.Black playing 4… Bd6! If white immediately play 5.Rf2?? Bb4 and go to Queen 5… e1=Q -+ But white such wrong play!Correct in that manner be… 5.Rf3+!Now black king run away ! 5… Ka4 6.Re2 And idea known 7.Rxe2 And elephant you frighten permission give! 6… Bf4 And house happy turn ! Because 7.Ke1!! Bxe3 stalem!