Weekly endgame study | June 27, 2010 22:03

Weekly Endgame Study (175)

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!



H. van der Heijden
2003

White to play and draw

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N. Rezvov & S.Tkachenko
1997

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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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Mads's picture

@Josip Vrabec:
Even if your suggestion is correct (I have not checked), then why the f*** are you writing your solution here? The rest of us would like to figure it our ourselves.

Josip Vrabec's picture

1. d3! Rxd3 (1. ...Rb5 2. h4 Kb3 3. Kg4 Kc3 4. h5 Kd4 5. h6 Ke5 6. Kg5 =)
2. h4 Rh3 (2. ...Rd5 3. Kg4 Kb3 4. h5 Kc4 5. h6 Kd4 6. h7 Rd8 7. Kf5=)
3. Kg5 Kb3
4. h5 Kc4
5. Kg6 Kd5
6. h6 Ke6
7. Kg7 Ke7 (7. h7? Rg3+ 8. Kh6 Kf7 9. h8N+ Kf6 10. Kh7 Rg1 0-1; 7...Rg3+ 8. Kf8)
8. h7 Tg3+
9. Kh8! =

Frits Fritschy's picture

@Josip Vrabec:
What I do miss is a description of how you came to this solution. Or at least what you felt for it - did you enjoy it?

When you don't have time or energy to solve the position yourself, it's still fun to follow how others struggle with it.
So, I don't mind that people try to give a solution here - as long as they aren't afraid to make mistakes. When I want to figure it out myself, I simply don't look at the comments.

JustBe's picture

@ Mads

Who is ' the rest' ?

Give names please.

Mads's picture

@JustBe:
I have no specific names, but I can hardly imagine that I am the only one who want to solve the puzzle my self.

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