M. Liburkin 1934, presented by Andreas
White to move. How should White proceed? Is it possible for White to win?
8/p7/P7/P7/P4B2/8/5k2/6bK w – – 0 1
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1. … Bc7,
2. any move Bb6 should lead to win.
It harder than it looks, I think.
What about this:
1.Bc7 Kf1
2.Bb6 Bf2 [2…axb6 3.a7 +-]
3.Kh2 Ke2
4.Kg2 Be3
5.Kg3 Kd3
6.Kf3 Bd4
7.Kf4 Kc4
8.Ke4 Bc5
9.Ke5 Kb4
10.Kd5 Bg1
11.Kc6 [11.Bxg1 Kxa5=] Kxa4
12.Kxb7 +-
Classical = useless
What is the point of puzzlez, when all of you turn on your silicon to solve, I really can’t get it??
Bc7! it is the sufficient! The white king must direct itself until b7 to support your pawn.
Nice analysis, Anon 8:38. What a charming three-way diagonal stroll. Did anyone else think of the “glider” pattern from John Horton Conway’s mathematical game Life?
Black can also try:
10…Be7
…, but that leads nowhere after:
11.Kc6 Ka4
12.Bxa7 Bd6
13.Bc5 Bb8
14.Kb7 Kb5
15.Kxb8 Kxa6
16.Bb6 Kb5
17.Bb7
2 nice puzzles in a row,thank u!
anon 8:47:00, I see no evidence that anyone needed computers in the above answers- the line was quite force! It was like a mathematical pattern.