Blatter, A. & Haefele, H. 1944.
Amusing and not too complicated study (Blatter, A. & Haefele, H. 1944.) with a little good-to-know trick.
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Tag: Pawn on 6th (3rd) Rank
Study Puzzle of the Day 4/10/2020
How to tackle that far advanced a-pawn? White to move and draw (L. Kubbel, 1916) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 9/09/2020
Blow and counterblow. White to move and win (E. Pogosyants, 1961) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 27/08/2020
Black army is disorganized but dangerous, so our hand is forced. White to move and draw (AP. Kuznetsov, 1955) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 24/08/2020
Sometimes less is more… White to move and win (F. Bondarenko, 1961) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 19/08/2020
How could such a misplaced knight be of any use to White? White to move and win (Platov & Platov, 1924) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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R-305 (Vancura)
Let us now examine positions with the black king imprisoned in the corner g7. Pay attention to the word imprisoned since the threat a7 with the winning backblow of the rook, the black king must not leave the safety area restricted to squares f7-f6-h6-h7. At first sight one can conclude that Black is helpless […]
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Study Puzzle of the Day 4/10/2019
Composed after Chekhover’s study from 1949. White to move and draw (V. Korolkov, 1950) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 3/10/2019
How to prevent the double threat of 1…Bd5+ and 1…f1Q+ ? White to move and draw (V. Yakimchik, 1966) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 18/9/2019
What to do against those dangerous black pawns? White to move and draw (D. Gurgenidze, 1982) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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