- About Us
- Chess Improvement
- Chess Puzzles
- Chess Research
- College Chess
- General News
- Home
- Major Tournaments
- News
- Polgar Events
- Privacy Policy
- Scholastic Chess
- SPICE / Webster
- Susan’s Personal Blog
- Track your order
- USA Chess
- Videos
- Women’s Chess
- Contact Us
- Daily News
- My Account
- Terms & Conditions
- Privacy Policy
1. Ke5
No Kd5 !, because Rf1 and promote is not possible.
1. Ke5 Rf1 draws for White
1.Kd5 Rf5 2.Kd4 Rf4 3.Kd3 Rf3 4.Ke2
should do the trick.
This is a slightly less stylish version of the notorious Saavedra position:
8/8/1KP5/3r4/8/8/8/k7 w – – 0 1
If you’ve seen that one before, you won’t have any trouble with this one.
1.Kd5 Rf5+
2.Kd4! Rf4+
Now possible some variants:
var.1:
3.Kd3 Rf3+
4.Ke2 +-
var.2:
3.Ke3 (also seems to be winning) Rf1
4.Ke2! and white wins
But may be I am wrong. I am just a Chess Fish 😉
Looks good to me, CF, even down to your finding the Kd3 / Ke3 dual on White’s third.
It should be
1. Kd5 Rf5+
(1. … Rf1
2. e8Q Rd1+
3. Kc4 and +-)
2. Kd4 Rf4+
3. Kd3 Rf3+
4. Kd2 Rf2+
5. Ke1 +-
1.Kd5 is the final word
A. Munoz
womancandidatemaster.blogspot.com
This assumes, of course, that one can win the Q vs R endgame!
¨Very easy to see Kd5 is the winning move even for a 1600 player like me
“¨Very easy to see Kd5 is the winning move even for a 1600 player like me”
Yeah, El Profesor saw it too. Maybe just 1400 elo is enough.
I agree with Jack. From a practical standpoint I don’t believe 99% of players can win this game even after queening. Unless you’re facing GM Browne, I’d say this is a draw in actuality.