Lolli 1763. – queen vs c2 pawn
Here is another position that is well-known today. Lolli showed the winning technique in 1763.
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Category: Important Endings
MP-877B
In general, in positions with the central pawn on the 7th rank, the position of the king on the “shorter” side is unfavorable for the weaker side, since White can prevent it from approaching the pawn and prepare the removal of the bishop from the diagonal at the same time. V. Kosek’s study is...
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RMP-625B
In the game, Black made a mistake and allowed the observed position to emerge with White on the move. ...
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RMP-625A
By far the most resilient pawn setup, in these endings, is the e6-f7-g6 as it leaves enough space for the black king and closes both attacking diagonals to the opposing bishop towards the weakest point f7. We see a critical case in the following position, which arose, with reversed colors, in the game Mirčev-Kr....
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RMP-617
Much more difficult is the White’s task if, in a similar position, he has an edge pawn with the “wrong” bishop. Great lessons are hidden in the next ending, which occurred in the game Sax-Kovačević V., Sarajevo 1982. To fully understand this position, it is necessary to know a few elementary bishop endings. In...
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RMP-586
With non-edge pawns, White usually wins easily. There is only one exceptional situation with b(g) -pawn in which Black can avoid defeat due to passive bishop’s position. The next position occurred in the game Sax-Kovačević V., Sarajevo 1982....
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RMP-578A
To fully understand Lolli’s position with the kings on the b (g) -file, it is necessary to know the winning maneuvers in order to gain a decisive tempo, which culminates in the rotation of the position by 90 degrees. We will consider these complex operations in the fifth critical position (V. Kovačević 2004). White...
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RMP-574
An important exception is Philidor’s position with the kings on the b (g) -file, because the weaker side can be successfully defended! But the road to a draw is so difficult and complex that only those who have met and understood its deepest secrets, who have “known its soul”, can “survive” in a tournament...
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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-518B
Black to move draws if he notices one significant difference compared to the previous position. His rook is now on the b-file, not on the edge of the board. Had it been on the edge of the chessboard, Black could chose between the “standard” Ra6 with pinning and the unusual Ra1 with a transition...
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