Study Puzzle of the Day 25/2/2021
A nice practical-looking position composed by a top GM A. Belyavsky. White to move and win (Belyavsky & Mitrofanov, 1983) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Category: N+2P vs B+P
Study Puzzle of the Day 13/1/2021
Knight domination. White to move and win (R. Reti, 1922) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 29/12/2020
Seems like an easy job, but black knight is quite dangerous. White to move and draw (AG. Kuznetsov, 1962) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 18/12/2020
Used creatively, sole knight can become such a powerful piece… White to move and win (A. Troitsky, 1914) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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MP-1067
In a similar situation, the weaker side can successfully defend against a passed pawn on the fifth rank, provided that he can respond to an attempt to penetrate the king in front of the passed pawn with a quick counterattack on the second pawn. The next position occurred in the game Averbakh-Zhukhovitsky (USSR 1946)....
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MP-1105
A general conclusion is that the weaker side has to avoid placing the pawns on the squares of the bishop’s colour. This drastically reduces the bishop’s activity and provides the stronger side with ample opportunities to win the material without allowing any counter-play. In this regard, very instructive is the ending of the game...
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MP-1104
Successful defence from the rear is also possible in the following position (Averbakh, 1958.). Black can’t win on the move because with the temporary pawn sacrifice, White can stop his attack. ...
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MP-1103
In general,. with the pawn blockaded on the square of the bishop’s colour, the weaker side is constantly in danger. Only with very precise play can it reach salvation. Sometimes this includes the unexpected defence from the rear. Such situation happened in the ending of the game Parma – Gligorić, Bled, 1961. ...
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MP-1102
If the king is on a4 in a similar position, the stronger side can win only if its pawns are not exposed to the attack of the enemy bishop. This important conclusion is confirmed by the ending of the game E. Torre – R. Hübner, Novi Sad Olympiad, 1990. ...
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MP-1101
The stronger side can win against the fixed edge pawn on the sixth rank only in rare exceptions, when it has two extra tempi due to the backward neighbouring pawn. Robert Hübner proved this in the Encyclopedia with his excellent analysis of the game Zubova – Stupina, SSSR, 1978. ...
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