Awesome save of 1/2 point

Originally posted by bosintang
Great example of fighting for the draw from the Wijk aan Zee tournament happening this week:

[b]Vachier Lagrave, M.-Wang Hao
Move 32 - Black to play

[fen]2r3k1/1p2Bpp1/p3p1p1/bq1pP3/1n1P2PQ/1R3N2/1P3PKP/8 b - - 0 1[/fen]

White is threatening Ng5 followed by Qe7# and Black looks like his position is hopeless. How does he save the half-point? ...[text shortened]... Nd3 33. Rxb5 33... Nf4+ 34. Kg3 34... Ne2+ 35. Kh3 Nf4+ 36. Kg3 Ne2+ 37. Kg2 Nf4+ 1/2-1/2[/pgn][/b]

Originally posted by bosintang
Hey GP,

Perpetual checks is a great blog theme, but don't forget that other great way to save the half-point:

[b]Enik-Eiffel Correspondence 1957
White to play

[pgn]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "2r3k1/R5p1/6Pp/5p2/3p1P2/4nP1q/5Q2/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
1. Ra8 Rxa8 2. Qxe3 dxe3 {Stalemate!}
1/2-1/2 [/pgn]

This position is from "Chess Tactics" by Paul Littlewood. It's by far and away my favourite chess tactics book.[/b]

Originally posted by bosintang
Sorry, I corrected the PGN. I missed it myself when I made the PGN! Haha.

Originally posted by bosintang
Hey GP,

Perpetual checks is a great blog theme, but don't forget that other great way to save the half-point:

[b]Enik-Eiffel Correspondence 1957
White to play

[pgn]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "2r3k1/R5p1/6Pp/5p2/3p1P2/4nP1q/5Q2/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
1. Ra8 Rxa8 2. Qxa2 {!!} 2... Rxa2 {Stalemate!}
1/2-1/2 [/pgn]

This position is from "Chess Tactics" by Paul Littlewood. It's by far and away my favourite chess tactics book.[/b]

Originally posted by Iere man
Anyone,
Continuing the next move in the simulation there from bosintang's first post, would it still be perpetual check if the white king plays 'Kh1'? I think if white plays 'Kh1' next, then black would eventually return to a hopeless situation because white can also have its knight block any potential threat from the black rook which would be a dangerous ...[text shortened]... use of the position of the white rook...well that's how i see it, did I miss something?...

Originally posted by Iere man
thx tom, but are we absoultely sure it won't allow white a free move or something to neutralize or delay this new threat?..like moving the white queen to protect the white knight for instance...