Study Puzzle of the Day 10/7/2021 – I. Akobia 2009.
Calculation exercise. White to move and win (I. Akobia 2009.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 4/7/2021 – N. Rezvov & V. Chernous 1996.
White bishop pair is dominating. But wait, which bishop pair? White to move and win (N. Rezvov & V. Chernous 1996.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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R-43
Even more beautiful is the study by F. Saavedra dating from 1895, which point out the unsurpassed depths of chess play. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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R-21
In non-rim pawn endings the weaker side’s chances for rescue are much smaller, except in cases when the pawn and the king had already arrived on the seventh rank. Namely, the winning plan examined in example 10 will not be efficient in positions with non-rim pawns because Black will easily defend himself through the […]
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