Alois Wotawa’s style of chess composition was highly romantic His puzzles were much more than complex position with difficult solutions. Rather, we celebrate his contributions as a composer for consistently delivering aesthetic satisfaction through unexpected twists. The endgame study below certainly has these qualities and it requires some ingenuity from even the most experienced chessContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 87”
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Chess Position Worth Sharing 160!
Another week and another Wotawa endgame study to challenge your chess ability. This particular study from 1963 is approachable as there are only three pawns and four pieces (other than kings) on the chessboard. However, my calculations kept running into a brick wall until I realized that the winning path challenged my preconceived notions ofContinueContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing 160!”