Comments on: chess puzzle 20070620—endgame study http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/20/chess-puzzle-20070620endgame-study/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:53:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jeffrey http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/20/chess-puzzle-20070620endgame-study/#comment-49 Jeffrey Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:19:26 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/20/chess-puzzle-20070620endgame-study/#comment-49 <p>Congratulations to Stephano, who solved this study <a href="http://chess.meetup.com/278/calendar/5926069/" rel="external" rel="nofollow">last night at Matchless</a> and won a beer.</p> <p>This is the Réti Study, one of the most famous chess studies ever, composed in 1921 by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_R%C3%A9ti" rel="external" title="Wikipedia entry on Richard Réti" rel="nofollow">Richard Réti</a>. 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:</p> <p>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.</p> <p style="font-style:italic;">Thanks to Greg for providing this study!</p> 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!

]]> By: Jeffrey http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/20/chess-puzzle-20070620endgame-study/#comment-46 Jeffrey Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:24:36 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/20/chess-puzzle-20070620endgame-study/#comment-46 I'm sorry, Stephano, but I never publish "psych-out" puzzles. There's definitely a way White can manoeuvre and draw. I'm sorry, Stephano, but I never publish "psych-out" puzzles. There's definitely a way White can manoeuvre and draw.

]]> By: stephano http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/20/chess-puzzle-20070620endgame-study/#comment-45 stephano Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:47:51 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/20/chess-puzzle-20070620endgame-study/#comment-45 black wins. no draw for white. black wins.

no draw for white.

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