Politicalmusic's Daily Endgame Puzzle: July 28, 2009

Submitted by Politicalmusic on Mon, 07/27/2009 at 7:25pm.

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Endgame Puzzle: July 28, 2009

"If you like the puzzles . . . track me :-)."

Can you name this great endgame player?

Hint: Rival of Kasparov, Undisputed World Champion from 1975-1985

Quote: "Chess is My Life, But My Life is Not Chess."

*Disclaimer - Some of the problems have multiple solutions. However, I will give the solution that I feel is an easier pattern to recognize or better technique. Further, depending on the level of difficulty, sometimes I will not give the optimal response to try to imitate human play. If you click the move list and solution, sometimes I will insert alternate moves and explanations (check and see). I welcome discussion and feel free to ask or answer a person's question on the message boards! I would highly recommend to practice the problems at a board too! *

Hope you enjoy!

Pete

Level: Easy

"Sac"

Level: Intermediate

"Master the pawns, and master the endgame"

Level: Difficult

"You will master the knight and bishop!"

The Man Himself

Musical Dedication: Yo-Yo Ma Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1

"Play like Karpov"

"The Whole Game"

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Comments:

by Nabeal - 6 months ago
Peshawar Pakistan

Member Since: May 2009
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Great work like always.

by dunce - 6 months ago
Iceland

Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 194

The puzzles are great. Please keep 'em coming.

Am I just lucky with computers today, or does the "Play like Karpov" puzzle lock up after 27... Rxc2+ ? Following that move, I am suddenly playing White instead of Black.

by Politicalmusic - 6 months ago
Alabama United States

Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 2457

1. a4 leads to a draw. I think the position would end up with a rook pawn on teh seventh versus a queen and king far away which is a draw. (unless the pawn is on the b/g, e/d files).