White to play and draw!
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White to play and draw!
Source: ChessToday.net
Kh5 seems to be a good place to start….
1.Kh5 looses
1…. g3!
2.Kh4 g2
or
2.Ra1 g2
3.Rxe1 h3
Well, since this is a study for a draw, the main line will end with a stalemate which, however, is hard to find…
So, let’s see.
1. Kh5 g3 (willing to queen..)
2. Rf3+! Kg7 (2. .. Ke5 3. Re3+ and 4. Rxe1)
3. Kxh4 g2 (Otherwise 4. Rxg3 =)
4. Kh3 g1Q
5. Rf7+! Kxf7 Stalemate
There it is! Very nice!
Yes the solution is correct. Its importaint to play 2.Rf3+. After
1.Kh5 g3
2.Kh4:? g2+
3.Kh3 g1Q
4.Rf3+ (or Ra6+, doesnt matter)
and now for example
4. .. Ke5
5.Rf5+ Ke4
6.Rf4+ Ke3
7.Re4+ Kd3 -+
Tobe
White should trade the rook for the two pawns, so my choice would be:
1. Ra4
Now, if the black king protects the g pawn by:
1. … Kf5
2. Kh5 attacks the g pawn for the second time, with no defense.
If, however, black advances one of the pawns, the white rook takes the other.
After one of the pawns is eliminated, white trades its rook with the only remaining pawn.
ra4 is a good idea, but it only works if black pushes the g-pawn. Black wins with
1.ra4 kf5
2.kh5 h3!
3.rxg4 h2
and white cant play rh4 because the bishop covers that square.
so Kh5 first must be the correct answer. pretty tricky with the stalemate 🙂 the best practical shot would be to convert to a rook instead, avoid the stalemate and hope for a blunder in the tricky R+B vs R ending.
Yes, but what if 1. Kh5 is answered by 1. … Kf5 ?
White has to work rather harder to hold the draw.
@ anon 11:25
1.Kh5 Kf5
2.Ra8 g3 (3. .. h3 3. Rf8+ and Kxg4 =)
3.Rf8+ Ke4
4.Re8+ Kf3
5.Rxe1 Kf2 (5. .. h3; 6.Kh4 h2; 7.Kh3=)
6.Kxh4 Kxe1
7.Kxg3
Tobe