Ahhh....soon off to the see Hibs v Manchester United in a friendly. I'll give it a good look
when we get back. I am not going to sit there looking at a pocket set during a Hibs game.
Got back from football ages ago. (Hibs 1 - Man Utd 0) actually took my pocket set
and did look at the position. I had the picture taken as a potential gag to kick-off
(pun intended) the next blog. (it will).
Wow! That 1.Nh6+ Rxh6 line hides some good stuff including a more active use
of the h2 pawn (which I knew was important.) A neat stalemate try and a silly looking
under promotion based on the colour of the h8 square. Try it.
Who composed this B.D.
[FEN "3B4/5N1p/5Pr1/5k1p/4n3/5K2/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] 1. Nh6+ Rxh6 2. f7 Ng5+ 3. Bxg5 Kxg5 { Preparing to meet 4.f8Q with Rf6+. } 4. h4+ { Trying to dislodge the King from watching f6. } 4... Kg6 { "Tricksy little 'obbitses", as Gollum says! Now 5.f8Q is stalemate, 5.f8R is a draw, and 5.f8N loses. } 5. f8=B { A rare position where only promoting to a Bishop wins. Black is in Zugzwang and must abandon the Rook. White has a won endgame because the h-pawn promotes on a dark square, which matches his Bishop. } 5... Kf5 6. Bxh6 { 1-0 }
Endgame escape
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