Fedorov, V. – Arkhipov, S.
White to move. Take the pawn or keep the king away from our kingside? White: Fedorov, V. Black: Arkhipov, S. Year: 1980 Result: 1/2-1/2
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Category: Study-like Practical EndGames
Makarichev, S. – Averbakh, Y.
It can be extremely difficult to win an opposite-colored bishops endgame, even with 2 extra pawns. Here is one aesthetic example from the past. Black to move. Event: URS-ch sf Lvov Year: 1973 White: Makarichev, Sergey Black: Averbakh, Yuri Result: 0-1
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Kozul Z. – Zaja I.
White dominates in this simple endgame position. Next plan is to pick up black’s last remaining pawn. But Black is to move. White: Kožul, Zdenko WhiteElo: 2590 Black: Žaja, Ivan BlackElo: 2440 Year: 1997 Result: 1/2-1/2
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Palevich – Luzniak, 1981
Difficult task for White as Black has a double threat od 1…Kf6 and 1…bc2. White to move and draw. (First try to find a solution without moving the pieces!)
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P. Svidler – V. Anand
Here is one well known, older ending from a high class game where White missed a nice winning motif. Do you think you would find it? Event: Dos Hermanas White: Svidler, Peter WhiteElo: 2713 Black: Anand, Viswanathan BlackElo: 2781 Result: 1/2-1/2
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Zelcic, R – Martinovic, S
During this year’s Croatian Individual Championship we noticed an interesting endgame position. Black is to move. Can you find a win? Event: Croatian Individual Championship White: Zelčić, Robert WhiteElo: 2520 Black: Martinović, Saša BlackElo: 2555 Result: 1/2-1/2
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B-863
A study-like draw could have occurred in the ending of the game Bellon Lopez – Minic, Siegen Olympiad, 1970. ...
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B-847
Pawn breakthrough resulting in creation of a second passed pawn may sometimes be so complex and unexpected that it borders on the unreal. An exceptionally beautiful idea which one would normally expect only in studies of top-level composers was registered in tournament play. The following position could have arisen in the ending of the...
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MP-876
V. Halberstadt’s great study from 1936. is a great example of the dangers present in positions with the pawn on the 7th rank....
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Genov-Stevic
This is a study-like pawn endgame. The winning method is famous and that is one of very important motifs in pawn endgames and its name is shouldering or bodycheck! Event: German League 2018. White: Genov, Petar WhiteElo: 2428 Black: Stevic, Hrvoje BlackElo: 2588 Result: 1/2-1/2
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