"A thorough understanding of the typical mating continuations makes the most complicated sacrificial combinations leading up to them not only not difficult, but almost a matter of course."
—Siegbert Tarrasch on Chess
Since last week's puzzle was a bit too easy, this beaut was provided by Greg to keep y'all sharp.
White to move and draw
Add a comment to this post with your solution. I'll buy a beer for the first person to correctly solve the problem next Tuesday, during our regular session at Matchless.
black wins.
no draw for white.
I'm sorry, Stephano, but I never publish "psych-out" puzzles. There's definitely a way White can manoeuvre and draw.
Congratulations to Stephano, who solved this study last night at Matchless and won a beer.
This is the Réti Study, one of the most famous chess studies ever, composed in 1921 by Richard Réti. At first glance, it seems impossible for White to catch the advanced Black pawn, however, the impossible occurs by "psych" king moves threatening to queen the white pawn:
1. Kg7! h4 2. Kf6 Kb6 [or 2. … h3 3. Ke7 and the white king can support its own pawn] 3. Ke5!! [and now the white king comes just in time to the white pawn, or catches the black one) 3. … h3 4. Kd6 and draws.
Thanks to Greg for providing this study!
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