Endgame Survival Training #1
Five years ago, there were a series of endings offered at The Chess Drum. We will restart this exercise with some basic endings and elevate to more complicated endings.
A practical chance to save a losing position.
Can you find the drawing sequence?
White to play and draw!
1.h5 fg5 2. h6! gh6 3.f6 wins, 1. h5 Ke5 2.h6 gh6 3.g6 hg6
4.fg6 f5+ Kh5 wins tempo,tempo,tempo!!!
Daaim, What about that possibility of FAMU loosing its accredidation because of the death of the bandmember. They re not discussing that issue with Penn State.
I see! It’s either 2…Kxf5? stalemate or its going to be a draw by threefold repetition or 50 moves because if black refuses the 2…Kxf5 stalemate (or …Kf4 stalemate, or …Kf3 stalemate), white’s king goes g4-f5-g4-f5 forevever.
How about 1.h5 h6 2.gxh6 gxh6 3.kh5 kxf5 4.kxh6 kg4 5.h5 f5 6.kg6 f4 7.h6 f3 8.h7 f2 9.h8=Q f1=Q , draw.