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Chess school: King march

I am starting a new series of strategical and tactical themes - Chess school. In the following example, black pieces are completely tied down to defense, but it seems white can not increase the pressure (or can he?). White puts his last piece (which usually sits in the corner until the endgame) into the attack, and this can be done due to the passiveness of black pieces and lack of counterplay. OK, enough clues, start solving :). After you are done, you can check the complete game below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments


  • 23 months ago

    kyldyl

    Cool

  • 23 months ago

    AlexiShirov

    Amazing ! .. i wish that one day i can reach this level of chess :(

  • 24 months ago

    NimzoRoy

    Richard V triumphs again!

    GM Richard Teichmann was nicknamed Richard the Fifth on account of winning many fifth-prizes in tnmts. Despite the handicap of being blind in one eye he drew a short match with Alekhine in 1920: +2 -2 =2.

  • 24 months ago

    elbowgrease

    Amazing!

  • 24 months ago

    Kinn72

    Thanks, instructive on when to use the King.

  • 24 months ago

    IM Juraldo

    K:h6 and mate in the next move or big material loses.

  • 24 months ago

    ka7th

    why should black resign after 35.Kh5

    what stopping black doing 35... Qc5+ ?

  • 24 months ago

    GiovanniOrnaghi

    Very nice, it reminds me of Short-Timman, Tillburg 1991. I wonder if Short had this game in mind when he started his own king march!

  • 24 months ago

    IM Juraldo

    @evil_joker: Yes, its a mistake in the database. In one of my books, black resigns after 35. Kh5.

  • 24 months ago

    Evil_Joker

    36. Kxh6 should be 36. Qh7#

  • 24 months ago

    wizardchesser

    Very good problem,like to see more. 

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