Study Puzzle of the Day 27/11/2020
Black will be the cunning side here! White to move and win (H. Weenink, 1932) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 29/09/2020
Despite the opposite coloured bishops White will have a hard time drawing this endgame. White to move and draw (S. Rumyantsev, 1987) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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B-839
In positions without a passed pawn the most likely outcome is draw. However, if pawns have advanced far and there is a possibility of breakthrough by a pawn sacrifice, the weaker side will have to demonstrate impeccable technique to avoid defeat. In this respect is very instructive a study by J. Timman published in...
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B-838
Creating a second passed pawn may result in a win in positions with connected pawns as well provided the pawns have advanced far so adequate defence cannot be organized in time. An instructive case is shown in the ending of the game Lechtynsky – Kovalev, Kecskemet, 1989, which is erroneously evaluated by Encyclopaedia...
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B-837
In endings with only one passed pawn, given the approximately equal king activity, a win is possible, as a rule, only if a second passed pawn can be created. The most frequent motifs in positions with rim pawns are closing off entry to the enemy king to the front of its pawns and transition...
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B-836
When the pawns of the weaker side have advanced far, in a similar position the bishop can de-block the enemy pawn in order to enable the breakthrough of one of his passed pawns to the promotion square. In the ending of the game Portisch – Besser, Halle, 1967, White finished off the game in...
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B-835
When the blocked pawn of the weaker side is on the opposite wing, there is a real danger of the bishop deflection with a saving reduction of material. The critical position is shown in the ending of the game Jakovich – Ernst, Gausdal, 1991, which is erroneously evaluated by Encyclopaedia. ...
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B-834
The stronger side wins easily with two split passed pawns even when the weaker side has a passed pawn provided two basic conditions have been fulfilled: a ) the enemy passed pawn has been blocked sufficiently early and b ) the king is able to penetrate to the front of its pawns. A typical...
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B-833
In similar positions the weaker side draws only if it can prevent penetration of the enemy king to the front of its passed pawns. This situation occurred in the ending of the game Bengtsson – Krnic, Graz, 1972....
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B-832B
We should note that in this situation White would lose with the active bishop as well e.g. Bc5 even if he had the move. ...
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