“Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf.” — Cecil Purdy Pure pawn endgames are said to be the simplest of all endings but that doesn’t mean they are always easy to win. A case and point is presented in a recent blog post where I shared a blown opportunity in a KingContinueContinue reading “Pawn Endgame Worthy of Study”
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#Chess Position Worth Sharing! 122
White to move and win (Grigoriev, Schachmat, 1928.)
#Chess Position Worth Sharing! 121
White to move and draw (Gorgiev, 1936.)
#DontSpoilTheEndgame, Petrosian vs. Korchnoi (Moscow, 1963)
This position is from Petrosian vs. Korchnoi, Moscow 1963. Viktor Korchnoi (Black) has just played 34… Rf8. Now Tigran Petrosian has serious winning chances and plays 35. Rxh6. Was this a good move?
#Chess Endgame Worthy of Study
Black to move and win (Wesley So – Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 31st Leon Masters 7/6/2018)