Daily Chess Improvement: Candidates Endgame Tactic!
SusanPolgar
This was a game from round 6 between Alekseenko, Kirill - Giri, Anish at the Candidates Tournament
White to move. How should white proceed?
SusanPolgar
This was a game from round 6 between Alekseenko, Kirill - Giri, Anish at the Candidates Tournament
White to move. How should white proceed?
Nh1+ draws.
.. Kxh4 2. Kf4 Nd5+ 3. Kxf5 , then Nf2 Ne4 and black's last pawn falls.
if B goes after the WN, W can afford to give it up for the f4 pawn. Black needs g6 for his N to stop the h pawn from queening.
