Chess study 9 – Hermanis Mattison study

in Chess Studies Chess Training on March 10, 2017 January 29, 2019

CHESS STUDY 9

HERMANIS MATTISON STUDY

Latvia has blessed us with multiple chess magicians. The name of Mikhail Tal is well known, but Hermanis Mattison‘s name also deserves some recognition.

Because if Tal was magician in chess playing domain, then Mattison is surely a magician in chess composition domain.

This week’s study is probably the easiest so far. It is a Mattison’s cute little pawn endgame problem:

   [White "Hermanis Mattison Study"]   [Black "White to play and draw"]   [Result "1-0"]   [FEN "8/5p2/7k/6p1/5P1P/8/8/7K w - - 0 1"]   {This is one of the easier studies featured on this blog, but is still somewhat tricky and instructive.   White's only drawing path is:}   1. hxg5!+   ({It is instructive to see other first moves by White, that lead to a loss:}    1 fxg5? Kh5! 2 g6 fxg6)   ( 1 Kg2? gxh4 2 Kf3 Kh5)   Kh5 2 g6! fxg6 {only try for a win}   3 f5! gxf5  4 Kg1!    ({Not}  4 Kg2 Kg4!  {and Black has the opposition.})   4... Kg5 5 Kf1!    {And Black can't win.}

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