Study Puzzle of the Day 21/08/2020
One simple calculation exercise. White to move and draw (J. Moravec, 1925) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 5/08/2020
Time to make use of your elemental pawn endgames knowledge. White to move and win (N. Grigoriev, 1933) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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P-58
If the white distant passed pawn were shifted one rank back, a very different position would arise! White wins since after eliminating the black distant passed pawn Black’s king will not be able to control the key-square b7 in time. For all similar positions a universal rule holds: White always wins provided his […]
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Study Puzzle of the Day 17/7/2019
I bet you’ll check literally all the other candidate moves before you get to the right one. White to move and win (H. Van der Heijden, 2003) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 6/7/2019
Even pawn endings can be extremely complicated. White to move and draw (O. Pervakov, 2000) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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P-123B
When White has the move, the position is much more sensitive. The white king will get to front of his pawns compelling Black to defend very accurately.
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P-123A
If the black king is active and has reached at least the fifth rank, the position is drawn whoever has the move. This was demonstrated by G. Lolli as far back as 1763. Black to move draws very easily by not allowing the white king to penetrate to the front of its pawns.
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P-121B
It is interesting to note that White to move cannot win, since in order to regain the opposition and occupy the square h6 White will have to waste one reserve tempo by the g-pawn. As a result, the pawn would lose the flexibility of the first move enabling the black king to act accordingly. […]
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P-121A
On the basis of the conclusions reached from the positions in diagrams 119 and 120 respectively, it can be easily demonstrated that in a similar position Black to move loses only if White has got one pawn on its initial position. Black to move loses due to the flexibility of the opponent’s pawn structure. […]
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P-120
When in a similar position White has an uneven number of saved pawn tempi, Black has to resort to a little trick.
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