tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152484435451399839.post3638148988588649380..comments2023-12-31T15:04:54.504-06:00Comments on Chess Manitoba: Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - January 26, 2013Chess Manitobahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03006952115441250236noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152484435451399839.post-11043539761846963072013-02-03T20:01:15.835-06:002013-02-03T20:01:15.835-06:001. Ke7 g5 2. Kd6 g4 3. e7 Bb5 4. Kc5 Ba4 5. Kd4 Kb...1. Ke7 g5 2. Kd6 g4 3. e7 Bb5 4. Kc5 Ba4 5. Kd4 Kb7 6. Ke3 Kc7 7. Kf4 =Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152484435451399839.post-27255094770702136102013-02-03T08:20:49.236-06:002013-02-03T08:20:49.236-06:00Looks like
1.Ke7 (threatening to attack the pawn...Looks like <br /><br />1.Ke7 (threatening to attack the pawn) g5<br />2.Kd6 (still threatening to go back to black's pawn while giving the option to attack the b5 square) g4. (this move blocks one route for black to return his bishop to defend against white's promotion. So...)<br />3.e7 Bb5<br />4.Kc5 (Hitting the bishop and gaining a tempo to catch up to the pawn on the other side of the board.) Be8<br />5.Kd4 (white catches up to the pawn and if black protects it by moving the bishop then white just promotes the e-pawn to distract it.) Kb6<br />6.Ke3 Kc7<br />7.Kf4 Bh5<br />8.e8B Kd8<br />9.Bxh5 Ke7<br />10.Kg3 Kf6<br />11.Bxg4<br /><br />1/2-1/2<br /><br />NikachuNikachuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682950899268844419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152484435451399839.post-71246911576569202013-02-03T08:20:32.593-06:002013-02-03T08:20:32.593-06:00Looks like
1.Ke7 (threatening to attack the pawn...Looks like <br /><br />1.Ke7 (threatening to attack the pawn) g5<br />2.Kd6 (still threatening to go back to black's pawn while giving the option to attack the b5 square) g4. (this move blocks one route for black to return his bishop to defend against white's promotion. So...)<br />3.e7 Bb5<br />4.Kc5 (Hitting the bishop and gaining a tempo to catch up to the pawn on the other side of the board.) Be8<br />5.Kd4 (white catches up to the pawn and if black protects it by moving the bishop then white just promotes the e-pawn to distract it.) Kb6<br />6.Ke3 Kc7<br />7.Kf4 Bh5<br />8.e8B Kd8<br />9.Bxh5 Ke7<br />10.Kg3 Kf6<br />11.Bxg4<br /><br />1/2-1/2<br /><br />NikachuNikachuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682950899268844419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152484435451399839.post-83133667747285836262013-02-02T15:23:35.545-06:002013-02-02T15:23:35.545-06:00Thank you for the wonderful post Cecil. Could you ...Thank you for the wonderful post Cecil. Could you present a few more endgame studies !? C.IYERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152484435451399839.post-28563349617218453782013-02-02T15:21:35.187-06:002013-02-02T15:21:35.187-06:00The idea of King going to c5 looks good but I woul...The idea of King going to c5 looks good but I would propose it with a little deviation to gain a tempo on the way. <br />My preception is go with 1) Ke7 g5 2) Kd6 g4 3) e7 (( direct approach of Kc5 loses to black playing g3 followed by Bh5)) <br />3)...Bb5 4) Kc5 ! Be8 5) Kd4 (aligns king in the square-box of the Queening pawn) 6) g3 Ke3 = C.IYERnoreply@blogger.com