Weekly endgame study |
February 23, 2010 19:07
Weekly Endgame Study (157)
Every 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. Kovalenko
1970

White to play and draw
Next week the solution.
Solution last week
E. Pogosjants
1970
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Jens Kristiansen
1 year 11 months ago
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That one by Pogosjants was a marveleous study. I have seen something similar many times, with the king finally being caved in by his own pieces and mated by a little, lonely pawn, but never as artistic as this one.
For those who are not much for or into endgame studies I at least recommend to play through the solution - it resembles magic!
cip
1 year 11 months ago
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Nice one!
Warning! Solution below!
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1. Rd8 zugzwang no 1!
1.. B anywhere 2. Rh8!
1.. Kf7 2. Rd7 Kg8 3. Rd8 Kg7 4. Rd7 Kh8 5. Rd8 Qg8
6. Kh6 zugzwang no 2! draw
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DennisM
1 year 11 months ago
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Don't give the solution! No one cares that "cip", whoever that is, got the solution, especially when anyone who doesn't solve it but wants to know the answer can put it in their computer.
chesser
1 year 11 months ago
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@cip
If you see this your rating must be 2800+,
Carlsen would have problem with this :).
For me 1.Rd8 ,and in second zugzwang 6.Kh6 are what chess is!!!
These moves are magic (especially 6.Kh6)!
I can look in this move many times and never stop to enjoy!!!
Thanks guys for these puzzles!
xtreemmasheen3k2
1 year 11 months ago
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Yeah, Rd8 really kills anything Black can do to win. After Rd8 you can easily force a draw.
Jens Kristiansen
1 year 11 months ago
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@cip: Congratulations! You must either be a very gifted player or allied to a strong chessplaying device/person.
Does that statement satisfy you?
Just that you do not spoil all the fun for many of us another time...
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