Study Puzzle of the Day 28/12/2020
Black has two strong passed pawns, but his king is in danger. White to move and win (E. Pogosyants, 1981) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Category: Rook+N+Ps vs Rook+Ps
Study Puzzle of the Day 7/12/2020
Essential theoretical knowledge required! White to move and draw (L. Kubbel, 1934) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 15/10/2020
Sometimes ordinary positions require out of the ordinary treatments! White to move and win (A. Gulyaev, 1926) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 6/09/2020
That d2-pawn… White to move and win (E. Pogosyants, 1977) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 24/07/2020
Second player really neglected his development here…but still, White’s task is far from easy! White to move and draw (E. Somov Nasimovich, 1938) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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RMP-563
We will end this chapter with an analysis of a theoretically very important position, which is relatively common in tournament practice. Interestingly, the best winning plan was seen in the very first recorded game – Uhlmann-Pomar, the 1966 Havana Olympics.
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RMP-562
When White has a passed pawn, the winning chances are very high. Problems in realization appear only when his king is cut off from the pawn and when there is no good cooperation between his pieces. A good example on this subject is the ending of the game Alburt-Browne, the 1984 U.S. Championship.
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RMP-561
When his pawn are blocked, in a similar position, Black’s task is much more complex. Still, a draw is possible if he can get to counter-play by attacking an opposing pawn. We see such a case in the ending of the game Paoli-Kluger, Debrecen 1969.
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RMP-560
When he has a passed pawn, Black easily draws if he can force the reduction of the material by counterattacking the opposing pawn. The simplest way to achieve this goal is often first to exchange the rook because it eliminates the most dangerous tactical threats. We see a typical example in the ending of […]
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RMP-559
When the black pawns are isolated so that they are on adjacent files compared to the white pawn, the chances of a draw are much higher due to double possibility of reducing the material by pawn exchange. This important fact is overlooked by the Encyclopedia in the commentary on the ending of the game […]
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