Hi Everybody!
Here's another seemingly impossible game for White. Don't scroll down for the answer till you have studied the position.
Black has their Queen, never mind the White pawn mass
down the kingside. But, can White avoid losing?
Or even win?
down the kingside. But, can White avoid losing?
Or even win?
--- DON'T LOOK UNTIL YOU'VE STUDIED THE POSITION ---
Well! In this nice endgame study it seems the Black Queen just may take all the white pawns and leave White with nothing to battle with.
What can White do with a Knight and King? Can White really trap the Black Queen with all those pawns?
--- IF YOU DON'T SEE THE SOLUTION KEEP THINKING ---
Well! Yes! White can win!
Here is how the game went.
1. Nd5+ Kf8
2. Nf6 Qh8
3. g7+ Qxg7 (Kxg7)
4. h6 (+) Qh8 (Kf8)
5. Kd8 Qxh6
6. Nd7+ K anywhere
7. gh 1-0
Hope you enjoyed this study.
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I love this kind of studies, there are very interesting and cool as you say. I liked the three studies; the most difficult for me was the first and the third because I didn’t see this move in the third study 5. - Kd8 Qxh6. However, I enjoyed a lot all of them. I’m waiting for more of this kind of studies. I really love it. Thanks for share chess with us.
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