Study Puzzle of the Day 23/07/2020
The opponent’s moves will surely be quite obvious, real problem is to find ours 🙂 White to move and win (Platov & Platov, 1924) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Tag: c-Pawn
RMP-592
The poor position of black pieces sometimes allows for a quick win despite the threats of an advanced passed pawn (H. Rinck 1923).
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RMP-548
In the following study (L. Prokeš 1948) the problem of the undefended pawn, White solves by mating threats.
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RMP-541
An interesting case when the pawn first hinders White in performing a mate attack, and then makes it impossible for Black to defend with side checks, was shown by A. Mandler in a study published in 1927.
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RMP-532
White cannot do anything in the next similar position (V. Chekhover 1957).
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RMP-530
3.2. Rook and Knight against Rook, with pawns The presence of pawns in these positions, especially on the stronger side, fundamentally changes the balance of power. Victory no longer has to be achieved only by a direct mate attack or by winning an awkwardly placed enemy rook, but can also be achieved by promoting […]
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RMP-315
When the opposing king is not in front of the pawns, then Black usually wins easily by advancing them. One exceptional situation with pawns quite far from the promotion squares is seen in the beautiful 1908 Platov brothers study.
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RMP-311
There was a bit more excitement in the next ending, which was created with reversed colors in the game Gligoric-Browne, USA 1972.
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RMP-310
Also in endgames with pawns separated by four files, victory is possible when the pawns are very close to the promotion squares, provided that rook sacrifice for both pawns can be prevented by file interference. We see such a case in the ending of the game Dziobek-Scheve played in 1920.
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RMP-307
When his pawns are close to the promotion squares, Black usually wins easily by enabling the promotion of one pawn, while not allowing a counterattack on his last pawn. The next position was explored by the Syrian Stamma as far back as 1745.
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