Chess tactics 49 in Chess Tactics Chess Training on May 9, 2017 January 29, 2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Chess tactics 49 BLACK TO PLAY [Event "Khanty Mansiysk 2015"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.05.09"] [Round "?"] [White "Jakovenko"] [Black "Gelfand"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/3Q4/3P4/5P2/5nP1/1B2K3/PP4q1/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] {In the given position Black has to seek chances of salvation. His king is stalemated and that is a good sign} 1... Nd5+ {[pgndiagram] This is the only move to draw} (1... Qe2+ 2. Kd4 Ne6+ 3. Qxe6 {And it is not stalemate anymore}) 2. Kd4 (2. Bxd5 Qf2+ 3. Ke4 Qe3+ 4. Kxe3 {Leads to a draw}) 2... Qxb2+ (2... Qxg4+ {Also draws. Black can never take the knight, and he can't escape with his king}) 3. Kc5 Qc3+ 4. Kb5 Qb4+ {[pgndiagram] And in all variations Black will force White king to take the knight sooner or later. For instance} 5. Kc6 (5. Ka6 $4 {Is generally something you don't want to happen} Qb6#) 5... Qb6+ 6. Kxd5 Qc5+ 1/2-1/2your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts Chess tactics Previous Post← Everything you need to know about the chess titles Everything you need to know about the chess titles Next PostCroatian Chess Championship 2017 → Croatian Chess Championship 2017 You May Also Like Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 9 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 45 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 54 View Post