Comments on: Stejn v. Bilek — an interesting endgame study http://greenpointchess.org/2009/12/10/stejn-v-bilek-an-interesting-endgame-study/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:38:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeffrey Barke http://greenpointchess.org/2009/12/10/stejn-v-bilek-an-interesting-endgame-study/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Jeffrey Barke Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:28:11 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/?p=511#comment-661 <p>Thanks. Actually, the solution suggested itself because both the White rook is in trouble and you provided the theme name "interception".</p> <p>I initially was stuck trying to save or exchange the rook, but the theme name helped provide the key.</p> Thanks. Actually, the solution suggested itself because both the White rook is in trouble and you provided the theme name "interception".

I initially was stuck trying to save or exchange the rook, but the theme name helped provide the key.

]]> By: Greg Keener http://greenpointchess.org/2009/12/10/stejn-v-bilek-an-interesting-endgame-study/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Greg Keener Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:12:15 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/?p=511#comment-660 correct- nicely done sir. I didn't see this solution and eventually gave up and looked it up in the back of the book. It's a tricky but realistic position. I liked it. correct- nicely done sir. I didn’t see this solution and eventually gave up and looked it up in the back of the book. It’s a tricky but realistic position. I liked it.

]]> By: Jeffrey Barke http://greenpointchess.org/2009/12/10/stejn-v-bilek-an-interesting-endgame-study/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Jeffrey Barke Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:33:36 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/?p=511#comment-657 <p>The following solution suggested itself because the White rook is in trouble. It has nowhere to go and exchanging on e8 allows the king to catch the c-pawn.</p> <p>1. Bd8 Rxd8 2. Rxd8 Nxd8 3. c7 and neither the knight nor the king can catch the pawn.</p> <p>1. Bd8 Nxd8 2. c7 Nb7 or Nc6 3. Rxe8 Kxe8 4. c8=Q+</p> <p>1. Bd8 N anywhere other than xd8 2. c7 and at best Black will have to exchange the rook for the pawn</p> The following solution suggested itself because the White rook is in trouble. It has nowhere to go and exchanging on e8 allows the king to catch the c-pawn.

1. Bd8 Rxd8 2. Rxd8 Nxd8 3. c7 and neither the knight nor the king can catch the pawn.

1. Bd8 Nxd8 2. c7 Nb7 or Nc6 3. Rxe8 Kxe8 4. c8=Q+

1. Bd8 N anywhere other than xd8 2. c7 and at best Black will have to exchange the rook for the pawn

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