Study Puzzle of the Day 28/7/2021 – N. Rezvov 1991.
Can we save the pawn? White to move and win (N. Rezvov 1991.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 3/7/2021 – M. Roxlau 2001.
Avoid the theoretical draw! White to move and win (M. Roxlau 2001.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 16/6/2021 – V. Kondratev, A. Kopnin, 1984
White has only one drawing idea, it is not too hard to find it. White to move and draw (V. Kondratev and A. Kopnin, 1984) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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RMP-264B
Black to move draws because he is not in zugzwang and can prevent the opponent’s king from coming to f7. ...
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RMP-264A
When in a similar position the bishop “holds” the pawn, then the king must be constantly in the “shadow” of the opponent. A very beautiful study on the subject was compiled by A. Troicki in 1898. ...
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RMP-263
When in a similar position the white king is far away and cannot create mating threats by the pawn sacrifice, Black easily draws by keeping the bishop in his “shadow”. The next position occurred in the game Soucup-Bardon, played in 1953. ...
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RMP-262B
White to move wins by not allowing the bishop to enter the “saving square of the six”. ...
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RMP-262A
From the positions with the edge pawn and the rook in front of it, the following study (Isenegger 1950) attracts attention. The assessment of the position depends on who is on the move. Black to move draws easily, hiding the bishop in the “shadow” of his or the opponent’s king, so that white cannot...
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RMP-261
In a similar position with the b-pawn, Black loses because there is not enough space on the left flank to force the rook to leave the eighth rank (V. Kovačević 2004)....
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RMP-260
In a similar position with the c-pawn on the fifth row, black easily draws because White does not have enough space on the left flank for the king to break through in front of the pawn (V. Kovačević 2004). ...
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