Study Puzzle of the Day 23/6/2021 – N. Rezvov 1991
We cannot stop the black passed pawn. Is there another winning motif? White to move and win (N. Rezvov, 1991) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 17/11/2020
One to show at your next chess party 🙂 White to move and win (Kashdan & Horowitz, 1928) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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N-308
When the king is far, the knight may ensure its king the necessary time for getting near by controlling the critical squares around the pawn. A study by P. Larsen, 1933, is a case in point. Although the white king is very far from the battle-field on the queenside and the black king can...
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N-307
When the pawns are on adjacent files, Black has a new motif – the pawn exchange making the realisation of advantage much more difficult. Especially when the king is not near its pawn – the knight’s task is not only to protect the pawn but also prevent the exchange. This position arose in the...
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N-306
A study by L. Kubbel, 1914, on the theme of the defence of the rook’s pawn from the rear for the sake of gaining a tempo for transition to a won pawn ending, is also very instructive. Although at the moment the knight can defend the pawn only from the front side, White to...
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N-305
When the white rook’s pawn is not blocked on the second rank, converting advantage into victory is much more difficult since Black’s freedom of action is greater. Yet, the win is possible provided the king is sufficiently near; in addition to hidden mating motifs also the possibility of defending the pawn from behind may...
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N-303
A somewhat more complicated case – also solved by taking the opposition at the critical moment – was shown in a study by L. Prokesh published in 1946. White to move wins. The winning plan is based on the idea of protecting own pawn from the rear....
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N-302
The important conclusions from the previous example could have saved Black in the following ending. This position (following the exchange of the rooks on b5) could have arisen in the game Almasi – Kozul, Mitropa Cup, Baden, 1999. ...
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N-300A
Although the situation is the more unfavourable for the weaker side the nearer are the passed pawns, sometimes the game may be saved even with the pawns on the same file! The stronger side then usually wins by eliminating the enemy pawn. We saw the exception to the rule with a blocked pawn on...
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