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Subject: Three interesting pawn endgames

Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes

Date: 05:57:17 10/16/01


      Randvir-Keres,1947
      [D]8/5k1p/5p2/p4Pp1/P3K1P1/8/8/8 b
      The winning move is 1...Kf8!
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      Position #360,"Finales de Peones"[Pawn Endings],by I. Maizelis
      [D]6k1/p7/3K2p1/1P5p/7P/8/8/8 w
      1.Kd5! Kg7 2.Ke4! Kf6 3.Kf4 Ke7 4.Ke3! and draws
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      N.D.Grigoriev,1937
      [D]8/8/K6p/6p1/8/8/k5PP/8 w
      1.g4! Ka3! 2.Ka5! Ka2 3.Kb6! Kb3 4.Kb5 Kb2 5.Kc6 Kc3 6.Kc5 Kc2
      7.Kd6 Kd3 8.Kd5 Kd2 9.Ke6 Ke3 10.Ke5 Ke2 11.Kf6 Kf3 12.Kf5 Kg2
      13.Kg6 and wins [this study won first prize in a Russian(?) tourney]
      GM Nunn in his book "Tactical Chess Endings" praises it highly. JAFM



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