Weekly endgame study | April 29, 2012 21:14

Weekly Endgame Study (266)

Weekly Endgame Study (266)

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!

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O. Pervakov 2011

PGN string

White to play and win

 

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piet's picture

Comment about the daily MEDIUM puzzle of today:

Doesn't white have: 6 Rf8 check?

6. ... Kxf8 7 e7 check winning the queen.
6. ... Bxf8 7 Qxh8 wins rook back.

so:

6. .... Rxf8 7. Qh5 check Ke7 8. Qg5 check

Now I am not completely sure ;-). But 8. ... Bf6 9. Qc5 check

And there might be some transposition to a drawisch endgame, which computers don't really evaluate well.

Anyway, it is a bit weird this variation is not mentioned cause it smells counterplay.

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