PRACTICAL CHESS ENDGAME
14/5/2000
Editor: Brian Gosling
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Welcome to this active site. Each week I am
going to present to you a endgame position for you to solve or to
workout the best continuation. Computer analysis will also be
considered. Some of these positions will come from actual historical
games. Others will be composed endgame studies, but all the solutions
will be relevant to the practical game. 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.
Thanks to Henryk
Kalafut, Mike Fitch, Federico Giallombardo and Olivier
Scalbert.
THIS WEEK
POSITION 140
White to play & WIN
FORSYTH
NOTATION:8/5k2/1p3n1p/p1p3p1/P1P5/4K1BP/1P4P1/8:
LAST WEEK, POSITION 139
Jan Vancura, (1898-1921).
Hungarian/Czech endgame composer.
Created some memorable endgame studies which have since become
classics. Suffered from severe depression which he never really
recoverd from and eventually lead to him tragically taking his own
life. Most of his work was published after his death.
J Vancura, 1914
White to play & WIN
FORSYTH
NOTATION:1kr5/4P1Pp/8/8/8/B7/7K/8:
In this ending we see line-interference manoeuvres at work with
White's Bishop preventing the enemy Rook playing to certain squares
so that the g-pawn can promote.
1.e8Q!...
The pawn is sacrificed so that the Bishop can get to
f8.
1.Kg3? Re8! 2.Kh4 Kc7
3.Kh5 Kd7 4.Kh6 Ke6 5.Kxh7 Kf7=.
1... Rxe8
2.Bf8 Re2+
The Rook is forced into checking the white monarch
to try and stop the g-pawn from promoting.
3.Kh3 ...
Not 3.Kg3? Re6 and
4...Rg6 with a draw.
3...Re3+
4.Kh4 Re4+
4...Re1 5.Bd6+ Kb7
6.g8Q Rh1+ 7.Kg4 Rg1+ 8.Bg3 wins.
5.Kh5 Re5+
5...Re1 6.Bd6+ Kb7
7.g8Q Rh1+ 8.Kg4 Rg1+ 9.Bg3 wins.
6.Kh6 Re1
Black sets up a skewer if the pawn promotes.
7.Bc5!! Re8
8.Kxh7 Rd8
Black threatens to pin the pawn with ...Rd7
9.Be7!!...
A beautiful move which puts to an end Blacks
resistance. The Bishop carries out a final interference
manoeuvre.
9... Rc8
9...Re8 10.Bf8
wins.
10.Bf8! Rc7
11.Bd6 WINS
I'm afraid the Endgame Solving Tournament 2000 is in danger of folding due to lack of support. I NEED
MORE ENTRIES otherwise the event cannot run. The prize will instead
go to the Children of
Chernobyl charity. See later.
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. In
case of a tie for 1st place, the prize will be shared. Present strict
rules will apply; no computer analysis.
Easter Endgame
Solving Tournament.
STARTS
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Closes May
21st.*
The closing date has
been extended for another week. Winning is not that important. Taking
part and sharing is more beneficial. If you enjoy endings then
support this site by participating. Thanks
Henryk
Kalafut of USA wins in April.
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