This position is similarly based on a very old original composition by a famous chess composer
White to move. Can you win this endgame as White? You will probably never face an endgame like this in your life but it’s a fun endgame to play out so enjoy 🙂
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
1. a8=N+! The black King must move to b8, c8, d8, or d7. If 2… Kd7, then 3. f8=N+ wins the Queen, giving K+4N vs K+N+P, there must be a win in there. If …Kb8 or …Kc8 or …Kd8, f8=Q probably mates pretty fast.
It’s not as easy as it looks. 1. a8=N+ Kd7 2. f8=N+ Kc8 3. Nxg6 Nxa5 and how does white get the a8 N out alive? K+2N can’t force mate.
Actually it can as long as black has a pawn or something else he has to move. But in this case I don’t see a forced win. I’d probably just move the pieces around til I hit the 50 move limit
Anonymous said…
It’s not as easy as it looks. 1. a8=N+ Kd7 2. f8=N+ Kc8 3. Nxg6 Nxa5 and how does white get the a8 N out alive? K+2N can’t force mate.
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You then have 4. Nb6+ and three knights vs N + p. The three horses will win with correct play.