Study Puzzle of the Day 18/6/2021 – A.Cheron 1944
Very useful for practical play. White to move and win (A.Cheron, 1944) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Tag: Pawn on 4th (5th) Rank
Knight against Pawn, Cheron 1927.
A. Cheron’s study from 1927. contains some cooks. We will look at it anyway in order to repeat the drawing method. The drawing method and the knight’s barriers are already explained in examples N-261, N-268 and N-269. Black king must lose time by going around […]
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Selman, 1941.
Our theme of the month for November is Knight versus Pawn. These seemingly simple endings can hide amazing knight maneuvers. Although there are positions where the knight and king can checkmate the enemy king locked-in at the corner of the board, usually a knight has to stop the pawn and save the draw. The […]
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Study Puzzle of the Day 3/11/2019
Can White save his packed up rook? White to move and draw (V. Kovalenko, 1971) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 29/10/2019
Interesting theoretical question. Can White draw such a material relation and how to do it? White to move and draw (J. Hasek, 1934) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 13/9/2019
Must-know motif from the rook endings. White to move and win (D. Gurgenidze, 2005) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 16/8/2019
Find the fascinating idea that saves White. White to move and draw (D. Gurgenidze, 1999) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 29/5/2019
Quick one for You before turning to some serious endgame stuff… White to move and win (J. Moravec, 1913) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 27/5/2019
There is a great aesthetic pleasure in gracious cooperation of white king and rook in this study made by a famous endgame specialist Yuri Averbakh. White to move and win (Y. Averbakh, 1980) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Vidit-L’Ami
Event: “43rd Olympiad 2018” Site: “Batumi GEO” White: “Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi” WhiteElo: “2711” Black: “L’Ami, Erwin” BlackElo: “2639” Result: “1/2-1/2” One of the most interesting things about queen endings is that the queen with g and h pawns versus queen cannot win with the best defence. Of course, in practical game, various factors such […]
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