31 Mar 05
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Originally posted by XanthosNZI believe he meant 5. Bd6! (and 4...Kh8) and his conclusion holds.
Am I missing something or does 5. ... Qc4+ win the bishop?
The White king just stays away from the black knight and the White bishop stays on d6 (or e5).
The Black queen can safely capture nothing.
Well done, Big Dogg.
31 Mar 05
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemEven if white's last move was B-d6, doesn't Q-e2+ free the knight since the bishop cannot check without being taken
[b]1.g7+!
If 1...Kg8 2.Ng4 threatens Nf6+ and Nxf2, so...
1...Nxg7 2.Nf7+! Kg8 3.Bc5!
Threatens Bxf2 and Nh6+/Nf7+ perpetual check
3...f1Q 4.Nh6+ Kg8 5.Bd4!!
[fen]7k/6np/7N/6P1/3B4/8/K7/5q2 b - - 0 5[/fen]
...and Black can make absolutely no progress. His King is stuck in the corner, his Knight is pinned, he can't win the white Bishop with checks, and he can't play ...Qxg5+ due to Nf7+.
DRAW
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31 Mar 05
Originally posted by theangrystudentNo, it doesn't after 6.Kb3 N~ 7.Be5+ Qxe5 there is 8.Nf7+ winning the queen. A fine study by Zahodyakin, I believe.
Even if white's last move was B-d6, doesn't Q-e2+ free the knight since the bishop cannot check without being taken
31 Mar 05
Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDERI should have meant 5.Bd6 🙂 Thanks for the help.
I believe he meant 5. Bd6! (and 4...Kh8) and his conclusion holds.
The White king just stays away from the black knight and the White bishop stays on d6 (or e5).
The Black queen can safely capture nothing.
Well done, Big Dogg.
I knew I'd found the right idea, but got a bit too sure of myself at the end! Thanks to ilywrin for filling in the last missing detail.
As I've said before, I find endgame studies a bit frustrating because it's hard to know when I'm really done solving.