In a game for the Dutch team league, last Saturday, I was rather lucky that my opponent did not notice a nice motive in an endgame position. He could have force me in some sort of zugzwang which is absolutely worth checking out.
"^Reports^"Dutch team ch, Endgame"^^1170733422^1314786230^Oak
"Daily puzzle 020607"^"
Black to play and draw. The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
30?¢‚Ǩ¬¶b3!! 31. Rc5+ (31. Ra8+ Bxa8! 32. Rxa8 Ka7 33. Ra7+ Kc6 34.Rxd7 Rb1+ 35.Kh2 Kxd7 36. h5! b2 37. h6 Rh1+! 38.Bxh1 b1Q 39. Bxd5 c3 -+ Shirov ) 31?¢‚Ǩ¬¶Kd8 32. Rxb7 Qxb7 -+ Ponomariov-Shirov, Wijk aan Zee 2003.
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In a game for the Dutch team league, last Saturday, I was rather lucky that my opponent did not notice a nice motive in an endgame position. He could have force me in some sort of zugzwang which is absolutely worth checking out. "^Reports^"Dutch team ch, Endgame"^^1170733422^1314786230^Oak
"Daily puzzle 020607"^"
Black to play and draw. The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
30?¢‚Ǩ¬¶b3!! 31. Rc5+ (31. Ra8+ Bxa8! 32. Rxa8 Ka7 33. Ra7+ Kc6 34.Rxd7 Rb1+ 35.Kh2 Kxd7 36. h5! b2 37. h6 Rh1+! 38.Bxh1 b1Q 39. Bxd5 c3 -+ Shirov ) 31?¢‚Ǩ¬¶Kd8 32. Rxb7 Qxb7 -+ Ponomariov-Shirov, Wijk aan Zee 2003.
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