White to Play - What Result? II

THUDandBLUNDER

Posers and Puzzles

02 Mar 05

THUDandBLUNDER

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02 Mar 05

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admnchng yevgenip

Joined: 14 Jun 04
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03 Mar 05

A Tie.

THUDandBLUNDER

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03 Mar 05

Originally posted by yevgenip
A Tie.

Bow-tie?

Mephisto2

Joined: 12 Mar 03
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03 Mar 05

Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
[fen]8/8/8/8/8/2K4B/5k1P/8 w[/fen]

An exceptional position where white can win despite the wrong coloured bishop (not supporting the promotion field).

1.Bd7 Ke3 (if Kf3 then 2.Kd4 Kf4 3.h4 and the black king has to go back giving free way to the pawn) 2.h4 Ke4 (if Kf4 then Kd4 and again the king has to step back and let the pawn promote) 3.h5 Ke5 4.h6 Kf6 5.Be8! and the king has no access to the seventh rank and has to get out of the quadrant. The pawn promotes freely. +/-.

Mephisto2

Joined: 12 Mar 03
Moves: 44411

03 Mar 05

How about this one. White plays and wins

ilywrin

Joined: 30 Oct 04
Moves: 7813

04 Mar 05

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well of the top of my head:
1.c6 b2 2.c7 b1Q 3.c8Q+ Ka7 4.Qc7+ Ka8 /4...Ka6 5.Bc8#/ 5. Bg2+ Be4 6.Qh7!! + -
Ah,yes one more variation:
1...Bg6+ 2.Kd8 b2 3.c7 b1Q 4.c8Q+ Ka7 5.Qc7+ Ka8 /5...Ka6 6.Bc8#/
6.Bg2+ Be4 7.Kc8 and 8.Qb8#

Mephisto2

Joined: 12 Mar 03
Moves: 44411

04 Mar 05

Originally posted by ilywrin
well of the top of my head:
1.c6 b2 2.c7 b1Q 3.c8Q+ Ka7 4.Qc7+ Ka8 /4...Ka6 5.Bc8#/ 5. Bg2+ Be4 6.Qh7!! + -
Ah,yes one more variation:
1...Bg6+ 2.Kd8 b2 3.c7 b1Q 4.c8Q+ Ka7 5.Qc7+ Ka8 /5...Ka6 6.Bc8#/
6.Bg2+ Be4 7.Kc8 and 8.Qb8#

Yes! I chose this one for the artistic beauty of the cross-pinning. It is a study by Troitzki.

ilywrin

Joined: 30 Oct 04
Moves: 7813

04 Mar 05

Yes it is a beautiful ending. Ah, here is another beautiful study (it is rather short but difficult to find)

White to play and win.