Weekly endgame study | February 07, 2010 20:28

Weekly Endgame Study (155)

Weekly Endgame StudyEvery week 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!


V. Kalandadze
1962

White to play and win

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N.Kralin & A. Kuznetsov
1966

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Author: Yochanan Afek

IM Yochanan Afek is a chess player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. His complete selection of studies can be found here.

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Willem

3 years 4 months ago

Am I missing something?

Nhg5+ and Kc4 seems to win another piece.

1.Nhg5+ Kf6
2.Kc4 Bd2 (2...Nc3 3.Bd4+)
3.Kxd5 Bxg5
4.Nxg5 Kxg5 is a won database ending

1.Nhg5+ Ke7
2.Kc4 Nc3
3.Kxb4 Nxb1
4.Bd2 traps the knight.

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