Study Puzzle of the Day 28/7/2021 – N. Rezvov 1991.
Can we save the pawn? White to move and win (N. Rezvov 1991.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Tag: a-Pawn
Lolli 1763. – queen vs a2 pawn
Another queen vs pawn ending from Lolli’s repertoire. Again, he maybe didn’t provide all the best tablebase moves, but the winning procedures he offered are very instructive. ...
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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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