Q-443
And for the end of this chapter finally one position by V. Chekhover (1962) in which knight and two isolated pawns without a king’s help really draw against the queen!
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Category: Queen vs Knight
Q-442
V. Chekhover was not very successful in composing studies with a queen against a knight and two isolated pawns. In the following example, published in 1962, his assessment was also incorrect.
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Q-441
The following 1962 study by V. Chekhover also has the “hole”. Both, the author and Averbakh wrongly claim that the position is drawn, not noticing that White can win by cutting off the opponent’s king on the kingside. Here is the proof (V. Kovacevic 2012)!
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Q-440
If we move the previous position one file to the right, there occurs a new study by V. Chekhover (1962), which the author and Averbakh misjudged. Here is the revised version (V. Kovacevic 2012)!
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Q-439
Given the knight’s “short legs,” isolated pawns are even weaker. Without the king’s help, they are often doomed, sooner or later, even when one of the pawns has reached the penultimate rank. The following position is taken from a study by V. Chekhover, published in 1962.
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Q-438
When the king is too far and cannot help the queen in the fight against pawns, the weaker side sometimes draws, and when its more advanced pawn is two steps from the promotion square. Such a case occurred in the game Averbakh-Ribli, Bucharest 1971, which we observe with colors reversed.
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Q-437B
Black to move draws because he can keep control of the promotion square!
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Q-437A
When pawns went a step further, the weaker side easily draws when the knight controls the promotion square. In the following study (B. Horwitz 1882), due to the poor position of the knight, the assessment of the position depends on who is on the move!
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Q-436
Even with the help of two connected pawns, the knight cannot resist the queen if one of the pawns does not reach the seventh rank and the opposing king controls their advance (V. Kovacevic 2012).
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Q-435
In the subsequent study of V. Chekhover (1962), Black at the last moment prevents the involvement of the opposing king in the fight against pawn.
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