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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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Very aesthetic! White to move and draw (H. van der Heijden, 2003) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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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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Not so difficult if you know your priorities. White to move and win (S. Isenegger, 1951) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Don’t get relaxed too early! White to move and win (Kralin & Kuznetsov, 1966) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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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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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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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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White’s prospects of winning are the best with a rook’s pawn since then the bishop has the least manoeuvring space. When the pawn is on the seventh, the black bishop does not have the short diagonal at all. White always wins provided he can prevent the enemy king from entering into the drawing zone […]
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In a similar position with the rim pawn, white cannot win, because Black defends with stalemate. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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