Daily Chess Improvement: Important K&P Endgame!
SusanPolgar
White to move. How should white proceed?
SusanPolgar
White to move. How should white proceed?
Of course, but for the typo with move 4 in all the lines.
Well done.
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Yancey, Here is the solution for your variant.
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In the second puzzle, what if black defends by maneuvering the knight to block the skewer from d5 at c6 by playing 4. ....Ne5 5.Bd5 Nc6?
Yancey, Here is the solution for the second puzzle.
The first puzzle is more difficult.
Here is the solution.
Also, a second puzzle today for Alena- white to play and draw 5r2/1k3P2/8/7K/B7/5n2/8/8 w - - 0 1
Puzzle for Alena- White to move. Is this a win, loss, or draw for White?
6rk/p5pn/6Q1/3p4/5NP1/7P/P4PK1/3q4 w – – 0 1
Well done. You don't see a lot of underpromotions to bishop in chess problems.
Yes Yancey you are right. I didn't see a stalemate. Here is the solution.
I will just state it up front- 1.Nf7 Kh4 2.h8=Q is a draw with best play.
No, Alena, black's best defense is 1.Nf7 Kh4!. This is not an easy puzzle.
Yancey, Here is the solution for your puzzle. It's a very easy puzzle. It took me a couple of minutes to solve it. The idea is the transition to a pawn ending.
24.e8=Q and mate in 6 follows
23.e7 Kf4
22.e6 Ke3
21.e5 Kf2
20.e4 Kg1
19.Qxh1+ Kxh1
18.Qh6+ Kg1
17.Qxe3+ Kh2
16.Qe4 h1=Q
15.... Kg1
(15. Qxh2 is wrong, but still it wins)
15.*Qb7+
Sacrificing the queen
15.Qxh2
14.b8=Q h2
13.b7 h3
12.b6 h4
11.Kc5 Kg2
*10
*9.Kxb7 Kh4
8.Kxb7 Kh4
8.Kc7 Kg5
7.Kd6 Kg6
*6.Ke5 Kf7
6.Kxe3
5.Kf4 Kg7
4.Kg3 Kxh8
3.Nxh8 Kg7
2.h8=Q+ Qxh8
1.Nf7+ Kf6
Answer:
Puzzle for Alena- white to move and win q6N/1p5P/1p6/1P4kp/8/4p2P/4P2K/8 w – – 0 1
The ability to make a waiting move with the backward f-pawn is winning for white.
It's a winning position for white.