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Study Puzzle of the Day 14/7/2021 – M. Dukic 1986.

July 14, 2021 CM, FI Boris Sudar103

A simple study with two important endgame motifs. White to move and win (M. Dukic 1986.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

Study Puzzle of the Day 29/6/2021 – N. Rezvov 1987.

June 29, 2021 CM, FI Boris Sudar163

Rezvov’s study has a cook or two, but it is instructive. White to move and win (N. Rezvov 1987.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

B-582

May 9, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic187

Another fantastic positional draw is shown in a study by V. Chekhover, 1952. ...

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N-274

April 16, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic197

The battle between the knight and a rook’s pawn is the most dramatic. If the knight cannot stop it before the seventh rank, then salvation can only be brought about by setting up an impenetrable barrier as in examples 261 and 268. A very instructive study on the theme was composed by N. Grigoriev...

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N-261

April 16, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic188

Although the most unfavourable situation for the knight involves a position with a rook’s pawn on the seventh rank, the knight may set up a sufficiently resistant barricade and draw provided its king is not too far away. Owing to the specific geometry of the knight’s leap as well as the peculiarity of double...

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Q-Basic5

January 21, 2019November 28, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic448

Queen easily wins against one minor piece, and one should understand a strange position where the knight and bishop realize a positional draw by creating an impenetrable shield in front of his king. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →...

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MP-934A

January 16, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic409

For the bishop and pawn against the knight theory of endgames, of great importance is the following critical position, studied by Y. Averbakh in 1955. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →

MP-932A

January 16, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic427

If the weaker side’s king cannot get in front of the pawn on time, and is forced to defend on its backside, the chances of escape are considerably smaller. But, when the Black king has a supporting knight to “keep an eye” on the pawn, chances to escape are much better. ← Basic […]

N-268

January 14, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic487

When the white king approaches the a-pawn from the kingside and not along the a- b- or c-file, the knight can set up a very resistant barrier. Independently whether the knight be on b6 or c7 (as in example 261). White king needs three moves to attack the knight. To save the game, black […]

N-265

January 14, 2019June 27, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic450

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Tag: Barrier

Study Puzzle of the Day 14/7/2021 – M. Dukic 1986.

Study Puzzle of the Day 29/6/2021 – N. Rezvov 1987.

B-582

N-274

N-261

Q-Basic5

MP-934A

MP-932A

N-268

N-265

Lolli 1763. – queen vs c2 pawn

MP-877B

RMP-625B

RMP-625A

RMP-617

RMP-586

RMP-578A

RMP-574

RMP-563

RMP-518B

RMP-497

RMP-493

Endgame Study Puzzle – S. Afonin 1955.

Sargissian-Oparin, rook endgame

Study Puzzle of the Day 19/9/2021 – H. Adamson 1925.

Study Puzzle of the Day 29/7/2021 – H. Adamson 1924.

Study Puzzle of the Day 28/7/2021 – N. Rezvov 1991.

Study Puzzle of the Day 27/7/2021 – D. Đaja 1952.

Study Puzzle of the Day 26/7/2021 – S. Afonin 1965.

Study Puzzle of the Day 25/7/2021 – S. Clausen 1959.

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