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14th November 2008, 02:38am
#1
by AndreaCoda
Italy
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 1949

Dear all,

I have a question on the problem in the subject.

There the goal is to reach h8, via maintaining the distant opposition and outflanking the Blank king, without ever allowing him to obtain the opposition.

I don't understand why move 12.Kf5 is correct: from what I can see, if Black plays ...Kh7, he gains the distant opposition (he is within the rectangle, of all White squares, f5 - f7 - h7 - h5).

Any idea why my reasoning is wrong?

Thanks in advance for any comment!

Andrea

14th November 2008, 08:44am
#2
by Patzer24
United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 11258

It seems your reasoning is not wrong but this move is the only try to make progress and therefore should be correct.

15th November 2008, 02:20pm
#3
by AndreaCoda
Italy
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 1949

thanks for reading and posting, Patzer. Makes sense...

Cheers,

Andrea

 
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