You need to be a strong player to see how white wins this!
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2024
- This looks like a position that surely would end in a draw but white has an amazing way of push this all the way to a victory. Can you see it?
This study was composed by Alexey Troitsky in 1896.
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I must be learning something from you because I found Nd4 after looking at Nb4 first. A beautiful study, and I love the zugzwang in a very open board!
Remind people that these are not necessarily "real" situations. They are instructing us on how to analyze moves in real situations. (I did enjoy this one.)
I think he did just that in his previous post
Actually this one is pretty realistic, nothing too artificial, could well happen in a real game. It is probably not that difficult even to find overboard, if you do not resign to a draw (which you may as white, since you can even lose perhaps). The moves are pretty much only ones to keep things going, so if you go with a flow, not trying to compute everything ahead, you may find a solution. In that sense, presented as a puzzle it is perhaps more difficult
This study was composed by Alexey Troitsky in 1896. - Video description.
Actually, I think studies are intended to enchant as much as to instruct.
It’s not necessary to remind people that a problem is composed when the position ( like this one ) could easily have resulted from a regular game .
I did solve this one. D4 Was The obvious move just to block the king from approaching our passed pawn. I thought I was just buying some time until I saw all the other benefits of the Nd4 masterpiece move. This wasn't that hard but it was pretty.
Amazingly enough, I immediately found the key to solving this puzzle: N to d4!
The rest was simple.
At last, one I figured out. Immediately.
Possibly the best one yet
I quickly figured out that Nd4 was going to be the first move, but never made it to the beautiful zugzwang ending.
Such a great instructive Chess problem. The Knight really is the Reigning piece!, helped by his King!
Tricky Knight is doing a hard job for the King.
Your graphical explanation is marvelous. It adds to the thrill of the game problem.
That was a great puzzle!
This one is exceptional.
I happened to find Nd4 right away because it is the only move that saves the a-pawn
The problem is in a real game even if this position occurs the black king will take the knight in most cases and lose.
First move found, but how many ilveatifil lines afterwards!
Brilliant 👍
All - consuming fun. What I ( laughingly ) call my brain, hurts. Congrats to you and to the devilish Alexei .
In the position where White plays Ke2 , doesn’t Kf2 also work because of the forks on the b3 square ?
So, the precise cross-check play after1.Sd4 Kd5 2.a6 f5 is not worth showing?!
What about this Variation? What do I miss?
1. Nd4 Kd5
2. a6 f5
3. a7 Bxd4
4. ... Bxa7 Black wins
1. Nd4 Kd5
2. a6 f5
3. Nxf5 Bf8
4. Ne3 Kc6 remis
First move was rather easy, but I couldn't find the follow-up.
In real game you'll play Nd5, patting yourself on the back for finding a trappy move, and then start thinking again when he finds Bh6
Troitzky found not the best setting for this beautiful idea (= domination). - Richard Retí made a much better study from this idea:
White: Kg2, Nc2, a5, f2 Black: Kc6, Bh6, h2 White to move and win. Solution: 1.Nd4+ Kc5 2.Kh1!! with a very beautiful domination.
Important lesson here is to let your opponent have their fun with the pawn. 😉
I didn't get much further than n d4
7:57 what do you mean will be a draw? Black has entire board to walk over. and will never be a draw.
White is losing like two tempos going for g5 first (he needs to come back to get h3), and black has enough time to get king into the corner
Solved
Why didn't you explore P-f5?
If 1) Nd4 f5
2)Ne6+ and the Bishop is gone