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On the road to the safety of the h8-square black king will stop for a snack at f4. What can we do to disrupt that plan? White to move and win (O. Duras, 1923) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Not that difficult if you know what you are avoiding! White to move and win (V. Pachman, 1963) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Not much help from our king here, I am afraid. White to move and win (O. Duras, 1908) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Can you stop black king from reaching the safety of the upper right corner, all the while keeping the pawn alive? White to move and win (J. Vancura, 1922) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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White is fighting for a draw. His idea is to either to eliminate the black pawn or to create a position with a black rook’s pawn and the wrong bishop.
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White has material advantage. His position is winning, although he has to be careful and avoid some traps that could lead to drawn “wrong bishop” position.
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You should know by now what to aim for in this kind of endgame. White to move and draw (AP Kuznetsov, 1962) (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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When the white king is next to his pawn, and the black passed pawn is not far advanced, the advantage is so great that victory is surely “in the pocket”. Problems in realization occur only when White has an edge pawn and a “wrong” bishop. One example of a successful fight against a close […]
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Much more difficult is the White’s task if, in a similar position, he has an edge pawn with the “wrong” bishop. Great lessons are hidden in the next ending, which occurred in the game Sax-Kovačević V., Sarajevo 1982. To fully understand this position, it is necessary to know a few elementary bishop endings. In […]
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