Study Puzzle of the Day 7/1/2021
Simple looking but eventful study. White to move and draw (H. Reddmann, 1981) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Category: K+3P vs K+3P
P-239 (G. Mattison, 1929.)
When the enemy king is far and there is no possibility of directly attacking its pawns, sometimes the win may be achieved by a pawn sacrifice in order to enable a quicker penetration of the king. A nice example on the theme is shown in a study by G. Mattison, 1929.
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P-240
As a rule, doubled pawns represent a great weakness. Defeat may only be avoided if the king of the weaker side is active and a timely reduction of material can be arranged. Such a case arose in the game Flohr – Capablanca, Moscow, 1935. ...
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P-238
The pawn set-up is much more resilient when it cannot be undermined. Sometimes, given f6-g5-h6 pawn structure, Black may save the game even after losing the h-pawn....
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P-237
When fighting against the pawn chain f7-g6-h5, converting great spatial advantage into victory is much easier if White has the e- instead of f-pawn. The following example is from the game Banas – Gy. Szilagyi, Stary Smokovec, 1976. ...
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P-236
Given a similar pawn structure White wins even if his king has not managed to reach the weakened square f6. This is confirmed by a very instructive ending from the game Honfi – Traeger, Hamburg, 1965, which is also given with colours reversed. ...
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P-235
Generally, the king infiltration amidst the weakened enemy pawns ensures considerable advantage which in most cases will be sufficient for a win. This is also borne out by the ending of the game Kottnauer – Thomas (with colours reversed) , match Czechoslovakia – England, 1947. ...
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P-234
By a weakened pawn set-up f5-g6-h5 Black loses unless he can prevent the breakthrough on the weak g5-square. This motif is illustrated in a N. Grigoriev’s study published in 1934....
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P-233
As a rule, the pawn set-up f4-g3-h2 with the active king is superior to the black set-up f5-g6-h5. Black can save the game only if the white king is too far away so he can by the execution of h4 force a reduction of material. Black to play draws since he can either force...
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P-232
In similar positions White wins, as a rule, if in addition to the better king position he also has a reserve pawn move. But he must know which tempo to save! ...
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