Study Puzzle of the Day 11/7/2021 – A. Akerblom 1957.
Let’s repeat the technique of stopping the pawns. White to move and draw (A. Akerblom 1957.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Category: B vs Ps
Study Puzzle of the Day 6/3/2021
Endgame motif useful to practical players. White to move and win (M. Lewitt, 1933) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 5/2/2021
Symmetrical position of pieces but only one solution! White to move and draw (A. Selezniev, 1917) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 21/1/2021
Only three pawns left for the race. White to move and win (E. Paoli, 1952) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 1/1/2021
The extended tail concept. White to move and win (S. Tarrasch, 1921) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 17/10/2020
Doubled and dangerous times two. White to move and draw (U. Venolainen, 1968) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 3/09/2020
We better do something before black king comes into play. White to move and draw (H. Weenink, 1918) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 11/8/2019
It’s easy when you know what needs to be done, right? White to move and draw (V. Yakimchik, 1969) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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B-500B
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B-500A
When the bishop is deployed in such a way that one of its diagonals intersects both pawns’ routes, we have “absolute blockade”. In absolute blockade pawns cannot make any progress on their own since the sacrifice 1.d6? Bxd6 would be pointless as it does not clear the path to the other pawn. Absolute blockade […]
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