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Weekly Endgame Study (159)

7 March 2010, 12.58 CET | By Yochanan Afek  | Filed under: Weekly endgame study | Tags:

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!


S. Didukh
2003

White to play and win

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I. Aliev
2008

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6 Responses to “Weekly Endgame Study (159)”

  1. Sergio on March 8th, 2010 11:07

    I am looking at Be5. If f *e5 then Nf6, threathning Qh2. You can’t first take at f6 cause Qxb8, covering h2.

    Any other thoughts about the position?

  2. RRB on March 8th, 2010 18:01

    solution lies in a final small trick-

    1.Be5!- fe5 2.Qh2! (2.Nf6? – Qc8+ sergio) 2…Qc8+ (only move – white’s threatening Nf6#)

    3.Kg5 Rg8+ (3…Qd8+ 4.Nf6 with mate)

    4.Ng7+!! –

    (4…Kxg7 5.Qh6#)

  3. Roberto on March 8th, 2010 18:20

    RRB:
    Actually 3. Kg5 still fails due to 3. … Qc1+.
    White needs to play 3. Bd7! first and only after 3. … Qxd7 4. Kg5 Rg8+ 5. Ng7+

  4. xtreemmasheen3k2 on March 9th, 2010 20:26

    Beautifully done Roberto, yeah, I couldn’t figure out this continuation.

  5. Timothée Tournier on March 13th, 2010 19:45

    The winning plan is to play Qh2 threatening decisively Nf6+ but the problem is that the bishop b8 is “en prise” and it allows Qxb8 harrasing the queen
    So the logical move is 1.Be5!!
    A) 1….Qc8+ 2.QxQ RxQ 3.Bxf6+ and I believe this is winning
    B)so 1…fxe5 but now the diagonal is closed 2. Qh2!! Qc8+ 3.Kg5!
    and here the possible variations are
    1)3…Qd8 4.Nf6+ and Qh7 mate
    2)3…f6+ 4.Nxf6 idem
    3)3…Kg8 4.Nf6+
    4)3…Rg8+ 4.Ng7!!+ Kxg7 5.Qh6 mate!!

  6. Timothée Tournier on March 13th, 2010 19:47

    I simply overlooked Roberto’s defence sorry!

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