Introducing
Some of the penalty square instructions.
Order today to avoid disappointment.
Some positions to test your look ahead skills.
1) Black to play
Find Black’s killer 5th move.
2) (White to play)
Pick you way out of that one.
3) (White to play)
And easier one, but you have to spot the shot for it to be easy. (solutions below)
Some sketches containing the Outside Passed A-Pawn.
We start with a basic example.
reboot - Massimiliano Perna RHP 2017
Next a no nonsense approach from Black showing how it should be done.
stephen001 - tazforky RHP 2018
Now in typical RHP blog fashion this ending screwed up.
It’s not uncommon to see this ending misplayed on here.
Ruprecht - imetfischer, 2018
Another example of the no messing about way. Black takes it into a risk free ending.
Robert Matheson - MurphMikej RHP 2016
Now a complete typical RHP game full of missed tactical chances.
Mitchapolooza (1410) - bdh191 (1393) RHP 2018
1) M. Fuller - L. Evans, Haifa Olympiad 1976
2) M. Tal - D. Ciric, Sarajevo, 1966
3) H. Mecking - A. Rocha, Mar del Plata, 1969
The thread accompanying this blog is Thread 180622


Some of the penalty square instructions.




Order today to avoid disappointment.

Some positions to test your look ahead skills.
1) Black to play
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
Find Black’s killer 5th move.
2) (White to play)
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
Pick you way out of that one.
3) (White to play)
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
And easier one, but you have to spot the shot for it to be easy. (solutions below)

Some sketches containing the Outside Passed A-Pawn.

We start with a basic example.
reboot - Massimiliano Perna RHP 2017
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
1. | Kxg6 | b4 |
---|---|---|
2. | Kxh6 | b3 |
3. | g5 | b2 |
4. | g6 | b1=Q |
5. | g7 | Qh1 |
6. | Kg6 | Qg2 |
7. | Kh7 | Qxf3 |
8. | g8=Q | Qh5 |
9. | Kg7 | Qg5 |
10. | Kf8 | Qxg8 |
11. | Kxg8 | Kb4 |
-4
Next a no nonsense approach from Black showing how it should be done.
stephen001 - tazforky RHP 2018
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
1. | g4 | hxg4 |
---|---|---|
2. | Kxg4 | Bxh4 |
3. | Kxh4 | Kb5 |
4. | Kg3 | Kxa5 |
5. | Kf3 | Kb4 |
6. | Ke3 | Kb3 |
7. | Kd3 | a5 |
8. | Kd2 | Kb2 |
-2
Now in typical RHP blog fashion this ending screwed up.
It’s not uncommon to see this ending misplayed on here.
Ruprecht - imetfischer, 2018
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
1. | Rf1 | Rxf1 |
---|---|---|
2. | Kxf1 | Ke6 |
3. | Kf2 | Kd6 |
4. | Kg3 | Kc5 |
5. | Kxg4 | Kxc4 |
6. | Kf4 | Kxc3 |
7. | Ke5 | Kb4 |
8. | Kd5 | Kxa4 |
9. | Kc6 | a5 |
10. | Kc5 | Kb3 |
11. | Kb5 | a4 |
12. | Kc5 | Kb2 |
13. | Kc4 | Ka3 |
14. | Kc3 | Ka2 |
15. | Kc2 | Ka3 |
16. | Kc3 | Ka2 |
17. | Kc2 | a3 |
18. | Kc1 | Kb3 |
19. | Kb1 | a2 |
20. | Ka1 | Ka3 |
+1
Another example of the no messing about way. Black takes it into a risk free ending.
Robert Matheson - MurphMikej RHP 2016
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
1. | Kc3 | Rb5 |
---|---|---|
2. | Nc4 | Kf6 |
3. | Na3 | Rb8 |
4. | Kc4 | Ke5 |
5. | Kc5 | Ke4 |
6. | Nc4 | Kd3 |
7. | Ne5 | Kc3 |
8. | Nc6 | Rc8 |
9. | Kb6 | Rxc6 |
10. | Kxc6 | Kb4 |
11. | Kd5 | a5 |
12. | Kd4 | Kb3 |
13. | Kd3 | Kb2 |
14. | Kc4 | a4 |
15. | Kb4 | a3 |
-3
Now a complete typical RHP game full of missed tactical chances.
Mitchapolooza (1410) - bdh191 (1393) RHP 2018
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
1. | e4 | e5 |
---|---|---|
2. | f4 | Bc5 |
3. | Nf3 | d6 |
4. | Bc4 | Nc6 |
5. | d4 | Nxd4 |
6. | fxe5 | Bg4 |
7. | Bxf7 | Kf8 |
8. | a3 | Nxf3 |
9. | gxf3 | Qh4 |
10. | Kd2 | dxe5 |
11. | fxg4 | Rd8 |
12. | Bd5 | c6 |
13. | Qf3 | Nf6 |
14. | c4 | cxd5 |
15. | exd5 | Qf2 |
16. | Qxf2 | Bxf2 |
17. | g5 | Ne4 |
18. | Ke2 | Bd4 |
19. | Rf1 | Ke7 |
20. | Kd3 | Nc5 |
21. | Kc2 | Rhf8 |
22. | Rxf8 | Rxf8 |
23. | Bd2 | Rf1 |
24. | Ra2 | Ne4 |
25. | Bb4 | Kd7 |
26. | Nd2 | Rf2 |
27. | Kd3 | Nxd2 |
28. | Bxd2 | Rxh2 |
29. | Bf4 | Rh3 |
30. | Ke4 | exf4 |
31. | Kxd4 | Rh2 |
32. | Ke4 | Rc2 |
33. | Kd3 | Rh2 |
34. | Ke4 | f3 |
35. | Kxf3 | Rc2 |
36. | Ke3 | Rxc4 |
37. | b4 | Rg4 |
38. | Rf2 | Ke7 |
39. | Rf5 | Rg3 |
40. | Rf3 | Rxf3 |
41. | Kxf3 | Kd6 |
42. | Ke4 | h6 |
43. | gxh6 | gxh6 |
44. | a4 | h5 |
45. | a5 | h4 |
46. | b5 | h3 |
47. | Kf3 | Kxd5 |
48. | a6 | bxa6 |
49. | bxa6 | Kc6 |
50. | Kg3 | Kb6 |
51. | Kxh3 | Kxa6 |
52. | Kg2 | Kb5 |
53. | Kf2 | Kb4 |
54. | Ke2 | Kb3 |
55. | Kd2 | Kb2 |
56. | Kd3 | a5 |
57. | Kc4 | a4 |
58. | Kb4 | a3 |
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1) M. Fuller - L. Evans, Haifa Olympiad 1976
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
1. | Qg3 | Qxg3 |
---|---|---|
2. | hxg3 | Ne2 |
3. | Rxd5 | Kc7 |
4. | g4 | Rh8 |
5. | Rh5 | Ng3 |
-1
2) M. Tal - D. Ciric, Sarajevo, 1966
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
1. | Rh8 | a1=Q |
---|---|---|
2. | Qd6 | Kg7 |
3. | Qh6 |
+1
3) H. Mecking - A. Rocha, Mar del Plata, 1969
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
1. | Rb1 | Ka7 |
---|---|---|
2. | Qd4 | Qxd4 |
3. | Nxc6 |
-2
The thread accompanying this blog is Thread 180622