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Topic: Chess Puzzles

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kloosterveen

Some Nice Chessproblems to resolve...

The following position appeared in a game for the
Dutch Championship in 2001.
Black played 1.....Kf6
and resigned without waiting for 2.Kf3

Can you find a way for black to draw?

kloosterveen

Pershemia

I think both 1.h5 and 1.h3 can give draw. Maybe 1.-h5 2.g5 h3 3.Kf3 h4 4.Kf2 Kxf4 5.g6 Kg3 6.g7 h2+ 7.Kh1 Kh3 8.g8Q draw. It is worth a try.

kloosterveen

Well, you are very near the solution Pershemia , but

1....h5 2.g5 h3 3.Kf3 h4 4.Kf2
thus far good, but now you do an impossible move: Kg6xf4
It aìn`t a knight Jan

and your remark of 1...h3 is correct.
You get about the same solution,
but with a transportation of moves.

Pershemia

Must have missed some. Maybe 1. -h5 2.g5 h3 3.Kf3 h4 4.Kf2 Kf5 5.Kf1 Kxf4 (threat h2)6.g6 (6.Kf2 Kf5)Kf3 7.Kg1 Kg2 8.g7 h2+ 9.Kh1 Kh3 10.g8Q draw

kloosterveen

Bravo!

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