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 43 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 18 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 78 View Post