Study Puzzle of the Day 1/2/2021
Let’s try to make Black regret having the h-pawn. White to move and win (J. Gunst, 1925) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 5/1/2021
Can you stop black king from reaching the safety of the upper right corner, all the while keeping the pawn alive? White to move and win (J. Vancura, 1922) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 25/08/2020
Simple one with an elegant solution. White to move and win (P. Heuacker, 1930) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 26/07/2020
Another elegant Smyslov study. White to move and draw (V. Smyslov, 2004) (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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Q-443
And for the end of this chapter finally one position by V. Chekhover (1962) in which knight and two isolated pawns without a king’s help really draw against the queen!
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R-406
In case of the passive white rook, mate motifs are not the only source from which Black draws hidden saving possibilities. Perpetual check motifs combined with tying the enemy rook to defend the pawns appear much more often in tournament practice. This happens in situations where the white rook is awkwardly placed in front […]
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RMP-600
Next example is a 1961. study by A. Gerbstman. Although the Black’s position looks hopeless because White defends his pawn and threatens mate, Black to move draws thanks to the stalemate motif.
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RMP-583
If, in a similar position, his king is protected from the side attacks of the “berserk” rook, White can eliminate the stalemate threats of the opponent and still realize the advantage. The following analysis corrects one major misconception of contemporary ending theory “served” in N. Minev’s 1985 study.
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RMP-582
When White has a “wrong” bishop and the edge pawn, then his task is more difficult because Black can defend himself by exchanging rooks. However, the greatest danger lies in the too far advance of a pawn. If a pawn enters the seventh rank when the black king is in the corner, a stalemate […]
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