White to move. This position had been posted before on this blog. It is White to move and win (more than 10 moves long). Do you recognize and remember the solution?
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1.b6+ (to avoid a6xb5!)
1… Kb6
2.h2-h4 with an eas win
renium
1.b6+ Kb8! 2. h4 a5 3. h5 a4 4.h6 a3 5.h7 a2 6. h8D a1D 7. Dg8 Da2 8. De8
And white king moves with win.
1. b6+ Kxb6 and h4 wins easy, same goes for 1… Ka8.
Etienne Goudriaan
“1.b6+ Kb8! 2. h4 a5 3. h5 a4 4.h6 a3 5.h7 a2 6. h8D a1D 7. Dg8 Da2 8. De8
And white king moves with win.”
Well, yeah, that’s the critical variation, but you left out the purtiest part:
8.De8 Da4 9.De5+ Ka8 10.Dh8! and now the K move will win….
And why (rhetorical question) doesn’t the immediate 7.De8 win?
7.Qe8? Qg7 and white no longer can win. Other than that, Bill’s variation looks correct.
This puzzle was featured in John Nunn’s “Endgame Challenge” within the first few problems. I would say #4, but I don’t remember offhand.
1. b6+ Kxb6
2. h4 a5
3. h5 a4
4. h6 a3
5. h7 a2
6. h8=Q a1=Q
7. Qa1xQ
Easy win for White
Ooops!
Bill Brock , that’s a nice one.
In addition:
8. Qe8 Qe2
9. Qd7 with the threat of
10. Qc8++
If
9………Qd1 or 9…Qd2 or 9..Qd3
than
10. Qd7xQ and easy win for white.
The pattern looks similar like in the ending game in the “Searching for Bobby Fischer” movie.
“In addition:
8. Qe8 Qe2
9. Qd7 with the threat of
10. Qc8++
If
9………Qd1 or 9…Qd2 or 9..Qd3
than
10. Qd7xQ and easy win for white.”
8.Qe8 Qe2 9.Qxe2 and there’s no stalemate.