Win at all costs

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17th July 2008, 07:14am
#1
by Phil_from_Blayney
Blayney, NSW Australia
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This nice study is short and illustrates a big theme of many endings, promote the pawn at all costs. Here the question is, how to do that?


17th July 2008, 08:33am
#2
by likesforests
United States
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It's a nice study. Note that, to win, you would have to be able to win the Q vs R ending... no easy feet against a good opponent if you haven't studied it.  ;)


17th July 2008, 08:44am
#3
by tourdeforcex
Boston United States
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a good study.


17th July 2008, 08:45am
#4
by firestare500
testlab in Nevada, Tallahassee, Florida United States
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nice one
17th July 2008, 01:20pm
#5
by Dozy
Blue Mountains Australia
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Nice one PfromB


17th July 2008, 01:56pm
#6
by Phil_from_Blayney
Blayney, NSW Australia
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Member Points: 256

likesforests wrote:

It's a nice study. Note that, to win, you would have to be able to win the Q vs R ending... no easy feet against a good opponent if you haven't studied it.  ;)


Very astute observation :)


17th July 2008, 02:03pm
#7
by GotGoose
Indiana United States
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After Rc4 in the final position how should white continue?


17th July 2008, 07:08pm
#8
by pinedaec
bacolod city Philippines
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displacement of Rook


19th July 2008, 08:27am
#9
by marl-shie
Manila Philippines
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I easily solved it


19th July 2008, 10:31am
#10
by GenGF
IJsselmuiden Netherlands
Member Since: Jul 2008
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The study isn't difficult to solve, but if you do this in a real match, you still can have a though one on it.


19th July 2008, 11:49am
#11
by uscfan185
South Carolina United States
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Good illustration. That's the first puzzle I got right.  Tongue out

 


19th July 2008, 05:04pm
#12
by yeres30
Waipahu, Hawaii United States
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The solution is incomplete because the solution does not contain analysis to cover another rook move. 

What is missing is 1.e7 Rb8 2.Ra6+ K-any 3.Rb6+ Rxb6 4.e8=Q


20th July 2008, 10:59am
#13
by twilighter
Memphis United States
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Good one.


20th July 2008, 01:29pm
#14
by Phil_from_Blayney
Blayney, NSW Australia
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 256

Matalino wrote:

The solution is incomplete because the solution does not contain analysis to cover another rook move. 

What is missing is 1.e7 Rb8 2.Ra6+ K-any 3.Rb6+ Rxb6 4.e8=Q


That line was covered. It is in the move list if you look back at the study.


 

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