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White pieces are ideally placed. The rook on d4 controls the whole board and also the king has a free path via f3 and e4 to the queen side. At the same time Black only has problems. The king is, at the moment, too far away and another problem is his pawn structure on...
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Opposition and king activity. White to move and draw (H. Adamson 1925.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Choose the right queen against pawn endgame. White to move and win (H. Adamson 1924.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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The king must sacrifice his activity. White to move and draw (D. Đaja 1952.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Passive defense won’t work. White to move and draw (S. Afonin 1965.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Take care of the details. White to move and win (P. Massinen 1982.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Play on both wings. White to move and win (E. Richter 1958.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Two connected pawns fight against bishop. White to move and win (T. Dawson 1913.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Not so much a calculation, as a knowledge of a basic queen endgame! White to move and win (H. Adamson 1926.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Attack and defense. White to move and draw (I. Chuiko 1968.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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