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Weekly Endgame Study (42)

27 October 2007 10:00 AM

Yochanan AfekEvery 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.

D. Petrov
1st Prize, 1958

White to play and win

Next week the solution.

Solution last week:

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2 Responses to “Weekly Endgame Study (42)”

  1. thorex on 27 October 2007 2:59 PM

    Both bishops are under attack, so we need to keep enough material for mating.

    What would win for us:
    - rook vs. king
    - two bishops vs. king

    So what about 1. Rd8 ?

    If black chooses to exchange we will have one of those winning endings. Even if he rescues his rook, we will have much less pressure and can savely pick up the a pawn. The resulting rook + 2 bishops vs. rook ending will again be won.

  2. MvE on 28 October 2007 11:08 AM

    1. Rd8, Rd4+ 2. Ke3 and now Black can organize a further counterattack by 2. …, a2! 3. Bxa2, Ra4! White must counter-counterattck by 4. Bb3!, Rb4 (4. …, Ra3 5. Rd4+) and now nevertheless 5. Rd4+!!, Rxd4 6. Be7!, Rf4 (only square! the rook is trapped mid-board.) 7. Be6+, Kg3 8. Bd6! 1-0

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