64, 1936
White to play and win
Some positions in this study could have arisen in my game with Mack Smith. The solution is not easy!
Showing posts with label Nikolai Grigoriev. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nikolai Grigoriev. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2011
Monday, December 21, 2009
Grigoriev's amazing pawn endings (1)
I did not know until I peeked in Wikipedia that Nikolai Grigoriev won the Moscow championship four times. He's best remembered today as a composer of endgame studies: pawn endings were his specialty.
(After my last tournament outing, I feel that I need a refresher course in pawn endings: maybe you can help me!)
(After my last tournament outing, I feel that I need a refresher course in pawn endings: maybe you can help me!)
Grigoriev
Shakmatny listok, 1931
White to play and draw
Every pawn ending starts as something other than a pawn ending: it's fairly obvious that White is going to have to give up the rook for Black's b-pawn. But how? And how does White draw the pawn ending?
Our new friend the trébuchet may make an appearance in one of the variations.
Solutions in a few hours!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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