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Weekly Endgame Study (120)

16 May 2009, 10.42 CET | Last modified: 10:05 | By Yochanan Afek  | Filed under: Weekly endgame study | Tags:

Weekly Endgame StudyEvery Saturday we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good luck solving!

Y. Afek
2005

White to play and win

Next week the solution.

Solution last week:


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8 Responses to “Weekly Endgame Study (120)”

  1. Jim on May 16th, 2009 12:32

    I don’t understand the position 1.Bb6+ x f2 wins

  2. Jens Kristiansen on May 17th, 2009 04:15

    Neither do I. Or maybe it is too deep to me?
    Come again, Afek!

  3. Willem on May 17th, 2009 05:01

    White has an easy draw, but maybe the stipulation is wrong and white should win.

    White can’t win easily:
    1.Bb6+ Kb4 2.Bxf2 Rd2+ 3.Kb1 Kxb3! 4.Be3 Rd1+ 5.Bc1 Kxa4 6.Rd8 Kb3 7.d6 b4 8.d7 Rd5 9.Bb2 Rd1+ no progress.

    or 4.Rxb5 Kxa4 5.Rc5 Rxf2 seems a draw to me.

  4. Yochanan Afek on May 17th, 2009 09:58

    I have just noticed: it is indeed white to play and win . apologies to all!
    and indeed -it is one of my tougher ones.Please keep on trying and no hard feelings.

  5. Jim on May 17th, 2009 18:07

    White can’t win easily:
    1.Bb6+ Kb4 2.Bxf2 Rd2+ 3.Kb1 Kxb3! 4.Be3 Rd1+ 5.Bc1 Kxa4 6.Rd8 Kb3 7.d6 b4 8.d7 Rd5 9.Bb2 Rd1+ no progress.

    or 4.Rxb5 Kxa4 5.Rc5 Rxf2 seems a draw to me.

    Hi Willem have a look at other 6th moves for white there is something very nice there.

  6. Jens Kristiansen on May 17th, 2009 19:03

    Well, Jim, you are on the track. Dig a little deeper…:)

  7. sajten aleja on May 18th, 2009 08:45

    Ma inianim, kopi, a kol beseider? Ata ve Amsterdam. Pinalazublac

  8. ami on May 23rd, 2009 14:55

    Achu-shiling of a study!
    well done, kopi.

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