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Yes. King g4 first, then the bishop takes the pawn and when the black king
recaptures Kg5, gaining the opposition for white.
Guys, this position is a draw....
zankfrappa wrote:
Yes. King g4 first, then the bishop takes the pawn and when the black king
recaptures Kg5, gaining the opposition for white.
Black king backs up to g8 and there is no way for white to gain opposition.
Are you sure? 1. Kg4...Kg8 2. Bd4...Kh8 (or Kf8) 3. Bxg7...Kxg7 4.Kg5...Kg8 (or Kf8 or Kh8) 5. Kf6 or Kh6. I guess that is still a draw, do you have a chess computer to check it?
yep its a draw the pawn cant get past the black king
Oh, I remember now from Chess Mentor the white king has to be in front of
the pawn!
zankfrappa wrote:
Are you sure? 1. Kg4...Kg8 2. Bd4...Kh8 (or Kf8) 3. Bxg7...Kxg7 4.Kg5...Kg8 (or Kf8 or Kh8) 5. Kf6 or Kh6. I guess that is still a draw, do you have a chess computer to check it?
In such positions when black king is on 8th rank, white king is on 6th rank and white pawn is on 6th rank, the rule of thumb is "if white can move his pawn to 7th rank without giving a check, he wins." From g8, the black king can move to f8 or h8, so a check is unavoidable. Hence a draw.
Rooperi, 3...Kg8 ! is the correct defence for black.
of course, sorry///
Rooperi, that "Victory Garden" episode with Adrian Bloom at the Cape
of Good Hope was on recently. What a gorgeous place!
Crazyc, where are you going to get these puzzle boards and responses so quickly? How do I do that?
I simply go over the solution before posting any problem...
No, I mean how do I display the puzzles quickly, it takes me forever to go through the blog to set up a puzzle?
zankfrappa wrote:
Rooperi, that "Victory Garden" episode with Adrian Bloom at the Cape
of Good Hope was on recently. What a gorgeous place!
The Cape is a gorgeous place, but apart from that I have no idea what you're talking about, lol
zankfrappa wrote:
No, I mean how do I display the puzzles quickly, it takes me forever to go through the blog to set up a puzzle?
It should take less than 30 seconds. I go to the "insert position or game" then just choose "Insert a diagram." For some reason "insert a FEN string" works best for me in the next step. Then clear the board completely, drag and drop the pieces, and click accept on everything. Mind you, I never include solutions in the puzzles I post, just simple diagrams...
For the stuff you're posting, you are correct in not including solutions, crazy. Else you just get a lot of people claiming how easy it was....
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