Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 01:24:39 03/06/01
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On March 06, 2001 at 03:03:07, Ed Schröder wrote: >On March 05, 2001 at 16:05:46, Sune Larsson wrote: > >> >> [D]8/8/4pk1B/8/5K1N/p7/8/8 w - - 0 1 >> >> Schröder 19?? >> >> Well, Mr Schröder seems to be a man of many talents. This is a very >> nice position, made in his youth I think. ;) Black is about to promote >> and the white pieces sort of step on eachother's toes. But there is >> a way for white to draw. A stunning resource that shows the beauty >> of chess. Rebel might prove good at this one...;) >> >> >> Test: White to move and draw. The quicker the better. >> Solution further down. >> >> >> Sune > > >I never even tried to compose, disappointed? :) > >However in my youth I once played a game in a competition which I won >due to a blunder of my opponent (1..Kxg7). It took me weeks to find out >how to win if my opponent would have given the the longest possible >resistance. > >Remember these were the days there were no chess programs. The beauty of >the position is not to play 3.Rdd7 directly but 3.b3! making b2 an escape >square for the white king to escape from the blacks checks. > >[Event ""] >[Site "?"] >[Date "1975.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Ed Schroder"] >[Black "vd Valk"] >[Result "1-0"] >[WhiteElo "?"] >[BlackElo "?"] >[FEN "r5k1/6p1/p4p1p/2p2P1P/1pn1PNR1/6P1/qPP1Q3/2KR4 w - - 0 1"] > >1. Rxg7+ Kh8 2. Qxc4 Qxc4 3. b3 Qc3 4. Rdd7 Qa1+ 5. Kd2 Qc3+ 6. Kd1 1-0 > > >[d]r5k1/6p1/p4p1p/2p2P1P/1pn1PNR1/6P1/qPP1Q3/2KR4 w - - > >Of course Rebel plays it instantly with the right plan. > >Ed > Yes, this is a very beautiful finish! Regarding to study above by Schröder, it happened something strange with the posting...;) It reads "Schröder 19??, but corrected it should be: Schröder 1931... :) Sune > > >> >> >>Schröder >>19?? >> >>1.Nf5 exf5 2.Bf8 a2 3.Bb4 a1Q 4.Bc3+ Qxc3 ½-½
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