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Test your chess: Reitstein problem 165

June 6, 2014

White to play and draw

 

 

 

 

 

V Strugo v A van Rooyen 1988

 

Solution

 

Another trivial day: 1 g5, protects the h3 pawn, and it is a drawn opposite bishop ending.

 

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2 Comments
  1. moaoufa's avatar
    Ben Aoufa permalink

    What about the line: 1.g5 Kf4 2.g6 Kxf5 3.g7 Ke4 4.g8=Q d3+ 5.Kf1 e2+ 6.Kg2 Ke3 Does white have a perpetual check? looks scary!

    • allanbeard's avatar

      Ben: what an excellent defensive try; I will respond to it by doing a separate blog posting. Allan

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