(Board viewed from Black’s perspective). Yuri Averbakh, the renowned endgame expert, is a pawn up against Viktor Korchnoi and the passed h-pawn will also fall after Rb1-h1. What should Black do?
Endgame Study #83: Harika – Arabidze
White to play and win.
Endgame Study #82: Akopian – Georgiev
It is White to play. Can he win?
Endgame Study #81: Hennings – Walter, 1964
White to play and win (position taken from the excellent “van Perlo’s Endgame Tactics”). ↓↓↓ Solution below ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ Solution below ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ Solution below ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ Solution below ↓↓↓ White would like to play g7 followed by Bh7+ winning […]
Endgame #80
Black to play and win.
Endgame Study #79: Randviir – Keres
Black to play and win. (Board shown from White’s perspective.) Solution ↓↓↓ Solution ↓↓↓ Solution ↓↓↓ Solution ↓↓↓ 54… Kd6! White will soon be forced back 55. Kd4 h6 White must […]
Endgame Study #78: Hort – Doncevic
White to play and win.
Endgame Study #77: Nimzowitsch – Tarrasch
Black to play and win. (Solution below) ↓↓↓Solution↓↓↓ ↓↓↓Solution↓↓↓ 38 …a5 starts the pawn rolling 39 Ke4 f5+! 0-1 The pawn cannot be captured otherwise the King is outside the promoting square and, […]
Endgame Study #76: Stoltz – Nimzowitsch
Black to play and win (Board is oriented from Black’s point-of-view. Solution below). ↓ ↓ ↓ Solution ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Solution ↓ ↓ ↓ Black can deal with Whites a- […]
Endgame Study #75: Zinar, 1981
White to play and win. (Study by M. Zinar, 1981, solution below.) ↓↓↓ Solution ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ Solution ↓↓↓ 1. Kg7!! (idea, e4) Kd5 2. Kf7! (zugzwang) Ke5 3. Ke7 Kd5 4. Kd7 Kc4 (4…c5 […]