The diagram above is based on the Morozevich vs. Kamsky game at the Tal Memorial today. It is White to move. How can White draw this game?
6k1/4b3/4p1P1/4P3/3P1p2/7K/7P/8 w – – 0 55
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Endgame calculation
kg4 bg5 (cant take)
H4 bh6
H5 should hold and if the king tries taking the d pawn then push the g pawn later trading the d pawn for blacks c pawn
sorry e pawn
Still no US Open picks from Susan. I know you go to Flushing every year, what day are you going this year.
Susan, I liked your old look on the blog much better!
Kg4, Bg5
d5,
1.Kg4, Bg5
2.d5 exd5
3.e6 Kf8
(3… d4 4.Kxg5 f3 5.e2)
4.Kxg5 f3
5.Kh6 f2
6.Kh7 f1Q
7.g7+ Ke7
8.g8Q =
Just to add it is ‘based on’. In the actual game, pawn was on h4 (and Black won). Stephane (France)
8.g8Q =
Could you extend this analysis a bit further, please? It doesn’t look very “=” to me after 62…Qh3+ 63.Kg7 Qg2+ 64.Kh8 Qxh2+ 65.Qh7+ Qxh7+ 66.Kxh7 d4.
1.Kg4 Bg5
2.d5 ed5
3.Kg5 f3
4.e6 Kf8
5.Kh6 f2
6.g7+ draws easily
(6. … Ke8 7.e7)