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- From: pope@gold.kpc.com (John Pope)
- Subject: Endgame vocabulary
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 20:47:59 GMT
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- The other day I was in a chess club watching some experts and masters
- look at a well-known endgame position (see Centurini below). They were
- not able to solve it in the 20-30 minutes I was there, which led me to
- believe that the technique involved was not as well-known as I
- thought. Anyway, I thought I'd post the five most famous didactic
- endgames I could think of, for those that are interested (and still
- reading this group). Solutions posted next year. Enjoy!
-
-
- (Reti 1922)
-
- 8 - - - - - - - K
- 7 - - - - - - - -
- 6 k - P - - - - -
- 5 - - - - - - - p White: Kh8, Pc6
- 4 - - - - - - - - Black: Ka6, Ph5
- 3 - - - - - - - -
- 2 - - - - - - - -
- 1 - - - - - - - -
- a b c d e f g h
-
-
- White to play and draw
-
-
-
- (Saavedra 1895)
-
- 8 - - - - - - - -
- 7 - - - - - - - -
- 6 - K P - - - - -
- 5 - - - r - - - - White: Kb6, Pc6
- 4 - - - - - - - - Black: Ka1, Rd5
- 3 - - - - - - - -
- 2 - - - - - - - -
- 1 k - - - - - - -
- a b c d e f g h
-
- White to play and win
-
-
- (Em. Lasker 1890)
-
- 8 - - K - - - - -
- 7 - - P - - - - R
- 6 k - - - - - - -
- 5 - - - - - - - - White: Kc8, Rh7, Pc7
- 4 - - - - - - - - Black: Ka6, Rc2, Ph2
- 3 - - - - - - - -
- 2 - - r - - - - p
- 1 - - - - - - - -
- a b c d e f g h
-
- White to play and win
-
- (Centurini)
-
- 8 - - K B - - - -
- 7 - P - - - - - -
- 6 - - k - - - - -
- 5 - - - - - - - - White: Kc8, Bd8, Pb7
- 4 - - - - - - - - Black: Kc6, Bh2
- 3 - - - - - - - -
- 2 - - - - - - - b
- 1 - - - - - - - -
- a b c d e f g h
-
- White to play and win
-
-
-
- (Troitsky 1896)
-
- 8 - - - - k - - -
- 7 - - - - - - - -
- 6 - - - - - - - -
- 5 - - - - - - p P White - Kh2, Bg4, Ph5
- 4 - - - - - - B - Black - Ke8, Pg5
- 3 - - - - - - - -
- 2 - - - - - - - K
- 1 - - - - - - - -
- a b c d e f g h
-
- White to play and win
-
- --
- John Pope
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