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12/8/2012 - White to Play and Draw

  • 6 months ago · Quote · #181

    vanhafford

    Thanks for the endgame lesson!

  • 6 months ago · Quote · #182

    _36darshan--

    good problem

  • 6 months ago · Quote · #183

    buggie111

    I don't seem to understand 4. Bb3, which obviously leads to 4. Kxb3, when 4. Bf3 is a visibly better option (4. f4 would just lead to 5. Bh5)

  • 6 months ago · Quote · #184

    bgyuk

    why not just sack the bishop for the draw?

  • 6 months ago · Quote · #185

    n_srinath93

    too good!

  • 6 months ago · Quote · #186

    therealclankburger

    wouldn't the black king of taken the bishop on move 4. 3b?

  • 6 months ago · Quote · #187

    DebarshiBag

    wrong move bishop B3!!!???

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #188

    ashish_silvassa

    good

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #189

    walidwd

    so hard :/ or i am just a crap 

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #190

    Disgruntled_Sheep

    Why exactly are people complaining about 4.Bb3??? Has anyone looked at White's next move after the king takes the bishop? Or should I say, lack of moves....

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #191

    stephen_33

    fdlrtom wrote:
    stephen_33 wrote:
    fdlrtom wrote:

    OK, it seems to me that on move 5 black could have advanced the E pawn instead of moving the king. There was no stalemate as long as the bishop could still move. I don't see how white could have prevented a pawn promotion after that.

    Post #98 explains that & many other variations very well !

    I don't see how it explains an ything. Black does not have to move the king since he is not in check. White is not in stalemate as long as he can move the bishop. The black e pawn can advance to promotion. Can anyone explain why not?

    Didn't really want to spell this out but here's what you are suggesting...



    The white king doesn't have to be in stalemate for this to be a draw.It's a draw when neither player can mate the other!

    There's no way that Black can promote the e-file pawn & if you think there is, please show how...

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #192

    shahrokh1975

    nice

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #193

    ZZamboni

    what about 4. ... KxB?

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #194

    chess_karma

    Stalemate

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #195

    tao585

    Got me thinking. Smile

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #196

    buggie111

    Disgruntled_Sheep wrote:

    Why exactly are people complaining about 4.Bb3??? Has anyone looked at White's next move after the king takes the bishop? Or should I say, lack of moves....

    Ahhh....always a weakness of mind, finding stalemates....

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #197

    stm01

    nice

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #198

    PIRATCH

    Can somone help, why 8 Bd1 does not do the same as 8 Bb5+?

    Is it the square d3, that is not controlled? Undecided

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #199

    Disgruntled_Sheep

    PIRATCH wrote:

    Can somone help, why 8 Bd1 does not do the same as 8 Bb5+?

    Is it the square d3, that is not controlled? 

    What is the follow up move? It seems to lose to me



  • 5 months ago · Quote · #200

    davideoli97

    Nice, it's the only way to draw!

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