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Endgame: Perpetual mate-pursuit.

I played a game today where I had an easy win but I blundered to this drawn position:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I started to threaten checkmate every move so he couldn't make progress with his pawns. It is the only way to keep a draw from here on. He lastly blundered into a checkmate of all the frustration:

 

Comments

  • 21 Months Ago

    Reyth

    Ya its amazing how complex endgames are even though they appear simple on the surface. :)

  • 21 Months Ago

    AtahanT

    I would never have come up with the idea on the spot in a blitz game if I hadn't seen it before. I saw this tactic briefly in an endgame book few weeks ago and today the same position was infront of me! Glad I remembered the idea.

  • 21 Months Ago

    Reyth

    Aha, even more hilarious!  Nice perseverance on your part. Smile

  • 21 Months Ago

    AtahanT

    Blitz game on chesscube. 5min+5sec time control.

  • 21 Months Ago

    Reyth

    LOL.  Was this live chess?

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