Study Puzzle of the Day 4/10/2020
How to tackle that far advanced a-pawn? White to move and draw (L. Kubbel, 1916) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 2/09/2020
It will not be difficult to guess where the real danger comes from. White to move and draw (A. Kazantsev, 1933) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 1/09/2020
Rook to square … is it really important where? White to move and win (G. Kasparyan, 1954) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 26/08/2020
Simple but impressive. White to move and win (J. Fritz, 1953) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 6/08/2020
That lone a2-pawn gives me such a headache! White to move and draw (S. Isenegger, 1947) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 25/07/2020
As it is expected in studies, every piece has a purpose! White to move and win (SN. Tkachenko, 2004) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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R-299
When the black king is for another file away from the pawn, then in a similar position, White can win by Lucena’s recipe if his rook is at least on the third rank. The next position is a mirror image of the situation, which could have arisen in the ending of the game Botvinnik-Najdorf […]
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RMP-598
Problems in realization occur in positions with edge pawns only when White has a “wrong” bishop because he has to win the enemy pawn by not allowing the rooks exchange until he cuts off the opponent’s king’s path to the saving corner. All the difficulties that must be overcome on the path to victory […]
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RMP-594
Due to the poor position of the rook and the pawn, which prevents it from activating, Black loses in the next study (Sehwers 1909).
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RMP-585
White easily realizes the advantage even when his king is cut off from the pawn, although due to the “wrong” bishop he is not allowed to exchange the rook when the black king is close to the saving corner. We see an example of the proper conduct of the action in the following position, […]
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