The new position will occur each SUNDAY and I will always be pleased to receive POSITIVE feedback about the positions and the analysis and I will try to acknowledge these where relevant.
Ghenrikh Kasparyan (1910-1995) Soviet International Master and brilliant endgame composer. He won the Armenian championship ten times. The young Petrosian was one of his rivals and they had many tough battles against each other. It is for his studies that he will be chiefly remembered; he won many prizes in competitions. Kasparyan is regarded as one of the greatest study composers of the 20th Century. Author of "Domination in 2545 Endgame Studies."(1980)
Here we have a similar theme to the Yakimchik study we looked at a few weeks ago. White achieves a very unusual positional draw by having a perpetual attack against the Black Knight. But before White can bring about this remarkable defence, the dangerous b-pawn has to be captured.
Here we have a very unusual DRAW. The King and Bishop have a perpetual attack against the Knight. This perpetual attack will lead to the repetition of the position or the completion of 50 moves. It is not surprising that this extraordinary positional draw was honoured with 1st prize in the study tourney.
1. Endgame Solving Tournament 2000. This will consist of 3 events: these will take place at Easter, Summer and Christmas each consisting of 5 positions to solve, 15 in all. Participants have to take part in all three events to be considered for the prize of £100 or equivalent. Present strict rules will apply; no computer analysis.
2. Cumulative 2000. Prizes: 1st £50 or equivalent, 2nd £30, 3rd £20; Entries limited to 20 solvers. This event will run from 2/1/2000 to 30/12/2000. Present CUMULATIVE COMPETITION rules apply but note the prizes will go to those participants who climb the ladder the greatest number of times during the year. The relative position of the solver's name on the ladder will decide the allocation of prizes.
The competitor's 3 highest scores only
will count. The winner will be announced on FEBRUARY 20th . The
prize will be £100 or equivalent. In the case of a tie the prize
will be shared.
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