White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
Welcome to week 22 of our Chess Summer School. We are finishing up our endgame unit this week as we move on to the middle game. This endgame, depending on a host of minor piece placements can be a win, draw or loss for White. Which is it?
A study by Gorgiev in 1972. 1.g6 Ke6 2.Kg5 Rc8 2...Rxf6?? 3.g7 Rf2 4.g8Q+ wins for White, all because the queening move is a check. 3.f7 3.g7?? Kf7 wins for Black.; 3.Kh6 Kxf6 4.g7 Rg8 also wins easily for Black. 3...Ke7 4.Kh6 Rh8+ 5.Kg7 Rf8 6.Kh7 Rc8 7.Kg7= and Black can't do anything to win. It’s a draw.½–½
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