Study Puzzle of the Day 6/11/2020
Too manny pawns to catch, aren’t there? White to move and draw (J. Hasek, 1928) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 14/10/2019
Far more difficult then you might think at first sight! White to move and draw (V. Chekhover, 1961) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 3/8/2019
Let’s have some fun! A great example to practice your schematic thinking. Better sit on your hands and don’t move a finger till you find the winning plan. White to move and win (J. Hasek, 1955) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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N-339
In positions with more pawns, the weaker side may draw only if it can obtain a sufficiently strong counter-play by attacking the enemy pawns or create an outside passed pawn. The stronger side’s strategy is again based on avoiding material reduction. We conclude this chapter with a very instructive ending from the game Nimcovich […]
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N-337
The more active is the king of the weaker side the more easily draw is achieved with the help of the outside passed pawn since the stronger side cannot avoid a reduction of material. This situation is illustrated by the ending of the game Donner – Darga, Hengelo, 1968.
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N-336
As we have seen in the previous example, in order for an outside passed pawn to draw, the timely exchange of one of the pawns on the other side is decisive. This important conclusion is also borne out by the ending from the game Korenski – Suetin, Sochi, 1973.
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N-335
In endings of the knight and two pawns against three pawns, the stronger side generally wins. The exceptions are only those positions where the weaker side has an outside passed pawn. We should note that in knight endings – same as in pawn endings – the passed pawn is the more valuable the farther […]
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N-334
Converting advantage into victory is the most difficult when the enemy king threatens to penetrate amidst the pawns. However, also in the ending from the game A. Nunez – L. Valdes, Cuba, 1990, the materially stronger side can win by a systematic “encircling of space”.
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N-333
In the ending Schulz – Koltanowski (Paris, 1924.) , Black to play wins similarly despite having difficulty creating a passed pawn. Again decides the skilful deflection of the enemy king from own pawn in such a way that the king cannot jeorpadize the black pawns!
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N-332
3.3.4. Knight and Two or Three Pawns versus More Pawns Among the more complex knight endings of special theoretical interest are some typical positions where knight and two or three pawns take on more pawns. The greater the number of pawns, the easier is, as a rule, for the stronger side to win. However, […]
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