Are we sure bxc6ep is not a legal move?
A very tricky draw
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Toldsted wrote:
Are we sure bxc6ep is not a legal move?
Yes, it isn't legal- but in any case it would only make matters worse.
pfren wrote:
This can be labelled as a hard puzzle, although "tricky" would be the most appropriate description.
White to play, and draw.
It seems impossible at first sight, but there is a single, unique solution. Using an engine won't help much (or at all).
Credits to fellow ex-teammate and good friend IM Panayotis Pandavos for showing this to me.
Waiting for input before posting the solution, and composer.
AFter spending around 1.5 hours I finally got it
You have to push the pawn and defend it for as many moves as possible, and the black king is too slow to come till the white king (draw occurs due to 50 move rule)
idk why the board analyser didnt call for a draw for the 50 move rule
teju17 wrote:
pfren wrote:
This can be labelled as a hard puzzle, although "tricky" would be the most appropriate description.
White to play, and draw.
It seems impossible at first sight, but there is a single, unique solution. Using an engine won't help much (or at all).
Credits to fellow ex-teammate and good friend IM Panayotis Pandavos for showing this to me.
Waiting for input before posting the solution, and composer.
AFter spending around 1.5 hours I finally got it
You have to push the pawn and defend it for as many moves as possible, and the black king is too slow to come till the white king (draw occurs due to 50 move rule)
idk why the board analyser didnt call for a draw for the 50 move rule
I know this isnt the optimal solution lemme work it out
teju17 skrev:
pfren wrote:
This can be labelled as a hard puzzle, although "tricky" would be the most appropriate description.
White to play, and draw.
It seems impossible at first sight, but there is a single, unique solution. Using an engine won't help much (or at all).
Credits to fellow ex-teammate and good friend IM Panayotis Pandavos for showing this to me.
Waiting for input before posting the solution, and composer.
AFter spending around 1.5 hours I finally got it
You have to push the pawn and defend it for as many moves as possible, and the black king is too slow to come till the white king (draw occurs due to 50 move rule)
idk why the board analyser didnt call for a draw for the 50 move rule
If that is the point, then better get the pawn moves (f6+f7) in first.
teju17 wrote:
teju17 wrote:
pfren wrote:
This can be labelled as a hard puzzle, although "tricky" would be the most appropriate description.
White to play, and draw.
It seems impossible at first sight, but there is a single, unique solution. Using an engine won't help much (or at all).
Credits to fellow ex-teammate and good friend IM Panayotis Pandavos for showing this to me.
Waiting for input before posting the solution, and composer.
AFter spending around 1.5 hours I finally got it
You have to push the pawn and defend it for as many moves as possible, and the black king is too slow to come till the white king (draw occurs due to 50 move rule)
idk why the board analyser didnt call for a draw for the 50 move rule
I know this isnt the optimal solution lemme work it out
The idea is precisely this one: reaching 50 moves without a capture, or pawn push.
The only way to achieve this is starting with 1.f6 Qb3 2.f7 (50 moves counter just started) Qd1+ 3.Kh6! (3.Kg6 fails to Qg4+ and the f7 pawn will be captured before move 53) Qf3 4.Kg7 and Black cannot win that bloody pawn in time.
As you can see, Black is able to capture the pawn just after the 50 moves have occured. Even the stupid 52.Nc2 which allows mate in one would draw.
This is a composition of Noam Elkies back from 1991.
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MRaheelHSN wrote:
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This can be labelled as a hard puzzle, although "tricky" would be the most appropriate description.
White to play, and draw.
It seems impossible at first sight, but there is a single, unique solution. Using an engine won't help much (or at all).
Credits to fellow ex-teammate and good friend IM Panayotis Pandavos for showing this to me.
Waiting for input before posting the solution, and composer.