Chess study 24 – Alexander Kuznetsov study in Chess Studies Chess Training on November 16, 2017 January 29, 2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Chess study 24 Alexander Kuznetsov study White to play and draw [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.11.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Weekly Chess Study #24"] [Black "Kuznetsov study"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r5/8/1P6/Pk6/1p2p3/3p4/1R1P4/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. a6 $1 {[pgndiagram] The intended way of drawing this position. Amazingly, the engine doesn't realize this is a draw} (1. b7 $2 {Doesn't help} Rb8 2. a6 Kxa6 3. Rxb4 Rxb7 4. Rxb7 Kxb7 {With a lost pawn endgame}) (1. Ka2 $1 {Is not mentioned by the author of the study and it might be the flaw. It seems to be the simplest way to draw this study} Kxa5 2. Rb1 $1 {[pgndiagram] And I don't see a win for Black here} Rc2+ (2... e3 3. dxe3 Rc2+ 4. Kb3) 3. Kb3 Kxb6 4. Re1 {With a comfortable draw. Thus it appears that the study is flawed. But the main line is still worth going through.}) 1... Kxa6 2. Rxb4 e3 3. b7 Rd8 $1 { [pgndiagram] The only try for the win} 4. Kc1 $1 {The only move} (4. b8=N+ { Doesn't work yet} Rxb8 5. Rxb8 exd2 {[pgndiagram] And the rook can't cover d1}) 4... e2 $1 5. b8=N+ $3 {[pgndiagram] A great move} Rxb8 (5... Ka7 6. Nc6+ Ka6 ( 6... Ka8 $4 7. Ra4+ Kb7 8. Nxd8+ {Even loses}) 7. Nb8+ {Is a repetition}) 6. Ra4+ Kb5 7. Ra5+ $3 Kb4 8. Ra4+ Kc5 9. Rc4+ {[pgndiagram] And White draws with the help of rampaging rook} 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 studies Previous Post← Chess tactics 75 Chess tactics 75 Next PostSteinitz – Gunsberg World Championship Match 1890 → Steinitz - Gunsberg World Championship Match 1890 You May Also Like Chess Studies Chess Training Chess study 26 – Leonid Kubbel study View Post Chess Studies Chess Training Chess study 17 – Vasily Platov study View Post Chess Studies Chess Training Chess study 36 – Alois Wotawa View Post