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Also in a study by V. Kivi, published in 1936, White is surprisingly saved by stalemate. Although the white knight has no way of preventing the promotion of the enemy pawn, White to play draws nevertheless – due to exploiting two stalemate motifs.
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We shall wrap up this small collection of the unusual tactical solutions that may save the game in the seemingly quite hopeless positions with two curious cases with stalemate motifs. Let us first consider a study by V. Bron, 1925.
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A far more unusual case of perpetual check was elaborated by T. Georgiev in a study published in 1936. White to play draws although the black pawn “runs” away to the promotion square.
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Due to the peculiarity of the knight’s leap, salvation is occasionally possible even in the seemingly hopeless situations. The following two examples show two typical cases where perpetual check plays the decisive role. The point of a study by Seleznev, 1919, is based on the idea we already saw in example 272. White to […]
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Occasionally a win may be achieved also in the queen ending. A study by A. Troitzky nicely illustrates the theme.
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A similar case of a forced win where through zugzwang the enemy king is being guided to the lethal “geometry” for the sake of the double attack with the resulting deflection of the knight from the promotion square, is shown in a study by V. Halberstadt, published in 1949.
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Although the black king is nearer to the dangerous passed f-pawn, Black to play loses! The reason is that the black king cannot approach the pawn without the enemy knight gaining a decisive tempo for the queening of the pawn. As a consequence, White has a free hand to begin preparing the attack on […]
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A study by S. Kaminer, published in 1925, illustrates the same idea albeit its execution is more complex. White to play wins. He can bring Black into zugzwang by forcing his king to an unfavourable square, and then execute the winning double attack deflecting the enemy knight from the promotion square.
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The superior side can sometimes ensure the queening of the pawn even without the aid of the king. A relatively simple case where decides the deflection of the knight since Black´s king cannot avoid being guided to an unfavourable square, is shown in a study by H. Rinck, 1915.
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The superior side has some winning chances only provided it has a far-advanced rook’s passed pawn in view of the knight’s helplessness in coping with rook’s pawns. This vital feature typical of these endings came to the fore in the game Vilela – Augustin, Prague, 1980.
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