RMP-371B

  So much for the introduction. Let us now consider the course of the game Timman-Velimirović with detailed analysis, which will reveal how it is possible that in this case as well (as in the example with the pawn blocked on the fourth rank) a cutting off along the g-file is sufficient to win. Namely, […]

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RMP-371A

  The most complex and difficult ending of this kind – when victory is achieved by cutting off the opponent’s king along the g-file – has long been explored by A. Cheron, and the smallest nuances and finesse were discovered by Y. Averbakh and especially J. Timman after the  position appeared in the famous ending […]

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RMP-369

  The same “laws” apply to positions with a black pawn blocked on the third rank. White wins if he can cut off the opponent’s king next to the pawn (along the c-file!) or from the pawn (at least along the g-file!). We will first look at an educational example with a king cut off […]

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RMP-368

  Although the lessons from Baranov’s and Maizelis’s analysis have been “the property of all mankind” for almost half a century, and the additional conclusions from the previous two examples are very logical, there is sometimes a lot of wandering and confusion among the world’s greatest grandmasters. An incredible case occurred in the game Kasparov-Yusupov, […]

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RMP-367

  To fully understand this position, it is important to know that in a similar situation, Black cannot save the game even when his bishop is on the diagonal e8-b5 (V. Kovačević 2004).   [membership]← VKCEVKCE →[/membership]

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RMP-365A

  Baranov’s analysis are a roadmap for understanding other positions with fixed edge pawns. When his pawn is on the fourth rank, Black loses in two basic cases: if his king is closed next to his own pawn (cut off along the c-file!) and if his king is cut off far from the pawn (at […]

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RMP-360

  Black’s chances of salvation in similar positions exist only when pawns are on the edge of the board. The following educational example provides one important lesson. Black draws when his pawn is fixed on the seventh rank and has a “wrong” bishop, provided the king manages to sneak into the “wrong” corner and the […]

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