Study Puzzle of the Day 1/3/2021
Two similar lines, but only one of them works! White to move and draw (R. Reti, 1931) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Category: Rook vs Pawns
Study Puzzle of the Day 15/2/2021
Once I heard Clint Eastwood say: “There’s just the two of them! How hard can that be?” White to move and draw (V. Chekhover, 1949) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 25/12/2020
Composed after famous Reti’s study (R-39 in our theoretical section). White to move and draw (S. Isenegger, 1956) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 22/12/2020
The devil is in the detail. White to move and draw (R. Reti, 1929) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 19/12/2020
This meager black army shouldn’t pose a serious challenge, right? White to move and draw (S. Kozlowski, 1931) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 9/11/2020
Position is not complicated, but White must be precise. White to move and win (P. Benko, 2001) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 1/11/2020
Heavy artillery vs infantry 🙂 White to move and draw (V. Kovalenko, 2003) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 9/10/2020
Very aesthetic! White to move and draw (H. van der Heijden, 2003) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 2/08/2020
Process of elimination should help you here. White to move and draw (V. Bron, 1929) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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R-151
When the farthest advanced pawn is only in the sixth rank, then the rook usually wins, even when occupying a less favorable position behind the back of the pawns. A big mistake is hidden in the study of I. Majzelis from 1950, which was “faithfully transmitted” by Y. Averbakh in his “Chess Endings” and...
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