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Study Puzzle of the Day 3/7/2021 – M. Roxlau 2001.

July 3, 2021July 4, 2021 CM, FI Boris Sudar87

Avoid the theoretical draw! White to move and win (M. Roxlau 2001.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

Study Puzzle of The Day V. Kondratev A. Kopnin 1984

Study Puzzle of the Day 16/6/2021 – V. Kondratev, A. Kopnin, 1984

June 16, 2021June 26, 2021 CM, FI Boris Sudar111

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!)

RMP-228

November 18, 2019July 20, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic504

Rook and Pawn versus Bishop White’s material advantage is so big that the win is only the matter of elementary technique. When, however, Black blocks the square in front of the passed pawn with both pieces, the way to win is extremely difficult, and sometimes even impossible. Relative positions of kings and pawns are […]

RMP-245

January 21, 2019December 20, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic322

Correctly positioned bishop – along the b1-h7 diagonal – draws even when the h-pawn is on the fifth rank! This has been known ever since the duel Morphy – Loewenthal ( London, 1858 ) . White to move cannot win since his h-pawn had gone too far! ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →

RMP-244

January 21, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic330

In endgames with rim pawn and the “bad” bishop ( that is, wrong-colored bishop ) a special meaning belongs to the warning to avoid a too early and too far advance of the pawn. When the h-pawn is on the sixth rank, Black easily draws with a «bad» bishop by keeping it on the […]

RMP-235

January 21, 2019July 4, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic346

In the position with the pawn on the bishop’s file, a big surprise is awaiting us with the blocked pawn on the sixth rank. Within grandmaster’s plays this position first appeared in the game Szabo – Botvinnik ( Budapest, 1952 ) , but was examined in detail in 1750 by Ercole de Rio. White […]

RMP-230

January 18, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic412

Regardless of the “pawn’s step too many”, White usually easily wins if he manages to cut off the opponent’s king from its pawn. The blockade of squares in front of the pawn and the control of the critical squares in its surroundings may only mean that Black will make the win difficult. Let us […]

RMP-229B

January 18, 2019December 20, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic320

It is interesting that in a similar position Black easily draws with only a passive bishop on square b8. Although Black has no tempo-move on the b8-d6 diagonal, White to move cannot win. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →

RMP-229A

January 18, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic400

We have seen in the previous example that the king must clear the way for his pawn, and now we shall analize the important warning that the pawn must not go too far too early. There are as many as four types of positions in which a step too many will definitely mean to […]