White to play and win
Harm v Zieher, Germany 2001
Another puzzle given in Jacob Aagaard’s excellent 2001 book, “Excelling at Chess”
Solution
No solution today: instead, take as long as you wish to crack it. For me, despite several attempts, including moving the pieces around, I couldn’t solve it.
Having seen the solution, I know that even if I had spent many, many more sittings on it, I wouldn’t have solved it. But once you see the solution, it is obvious. Such is the joy or pain of chess.
In the game, White found the solution. Incredibly, I think.
FEN
8/7p/4N3/5p2/5P2/4K1k1/8/8 w – – 0 1
White to play and win
A puzzle given in Jacob Aagaard’s excellent 2001 book, “Excelling at Chess”
Solution
No solution today: instead, take as long as you wish to crack it. For me, it took many sittings, with pieces on the board, before the ‘eureka’ moment occurred, and then it all fall into place.
A beautiful puzzle. “Simple, but not easy” to use one of Jacob’s phrases.
FEN
8/8/4K3/8/4p3/4k3/6R1/8 w – – 0 1
Now that my solving of the puzzles from Matni Udar has finished, for the next few weeks I will post my selection of the pick of the best problems.
For those who follow my blog daily, hopefully they will either boost confidence if you remember the solution, or will give you another challenging puzzle; and in both cases, I hope you will have renewed pleasure from seeing an interesting problem.
In due course, I will start a new series; I think I have chosen the book to use, but will make my final decision shortly.
Solution
The solution is here.
Now that my solving of the puzzles from Matni Udar has finished, for the next few weeks I will post my selection of the pick of the best problems.
For those who follow my blog daily, hopefully they will either boost confidence if you remember the solution, or will give you another challenging puzzle; and in both cases, I hope you will have renewed pleasure from seeing an interesting problem.
In due course, I will start a new series; I think I have chosen the book to use, but will make my final decision shortly.
Solution
The solution is here.
Now that my solving of the puzzles from Matni Udar has finished, for the next few weeks I will post my selection of the pick of the best problems.
For those who follow my blog daily, hopefully they will either boost confidence if you remember the solution, or will give you another challenging puzzle; and in both cases, I hope you will have renewed pleasure from seeing an interesting problem.
In due course, I will start a new series; I think I have chosen the book to use, but will make my final decision shortly.
Solution
The solution is here.
Now that my solving of the puzzles from Matni Udar has finished, for the next few weeks I will post my selection of the pick of the best problems.
For those who follow my blog daily, hopefully they will either boost confidence if you remember the solution, or will give you another challenging puzzle; and in both cases, I hope you will have renewed pleasure from seeing an interesting problem.
In due course, I will start a new series; I think I have chosen the book to use, but will make my final decision shortly.
Solution
The solution is here.
Now that my solving of the puzzles from Matni Udar has finished, for the next few weeks I will post my selection of the pick of the best problems.
For those who follow my blog daily, hopefully they will either boost confidence if you remember the solution, or will give you another challenging puzzle; and in both cases, I hope you will have renewed pleasure from seeing an interesting problem.
In due course, I will start a new series; I think I have chosen the book to use, but will make my final decision shortly.
Solution
The solution is here.
Now that my solving of the puzzles from Matni Udar has finished, for the next few weeks I will post my selection of the pick of the best problems.
For those who follow my blog daily, hopefully they will either boost confidence if you remember the solution, or will give you another challenging puzzle; and in both cases, I hope you will have renewed pleasure from seeing an interesting problem.
In due course, I will start a new series; I think I have chosen the book to use, but will make my final decision shortly.
Solution
The solution is here.
Now that my solving of the puzzles from Matni Udar has finished, for the next few weeks I will post my selection of the pick of the best problems.
For those who follow my blog daily, hopefully they will either boost confidence if you remember the solution, or will give you another challenging puzzle; and in both cases, I hope you will have renewed pleasure from seeing an interesting problem.
In due course, I will start a new series; I think I have chosen the book to use, but will make my final decision shortly.
Solution
The solution is here.
Now that my solving of the puzzles from Matni Udar has finished, for the next few weeks I will post my selection of the pick of the best problems.
For those who follow my blog daily, hopefully they will either boost confidence if you remember the solution, or will give you another challenging puzzle; and in both cases, I hope you will have renewed pleasure from seeing an interesting problem.
In due course, I will start a new series; I think I have chosen the book to use, but will make my final decision shortly.
Solution
The solution is here.
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