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Today’s chess position is wonderful little pawn endgame study by master composer Josef Holumbirek. It has been stated that “The easiest endings to win are pure pawn endings”(Richard Shorman, 30 Rules of Chess) but certain pawn endgames do require deep calculations to uncover the long variation that leads to victory. The endgame study below certainly fits into this category and thus can be used as a calculation test for improving players. Those students who solved “Chess Position Worth Sharing 152”, which was also composed by Josef Holumbirek, should find this to be a more challenging pawn endgame study which is why I presented the problems in this order. Enjoy…
