Chess study 27 – Afek Avni study

in Chess Studies Chess Training on January 13, 2018 January 29, 2019

Chess study 27

Yochanan Afek / Amatzia Avni study

Yochanan Afek is famous study composer you can read about in the book by Karoly and Alpin, Genius in the Background.

Amatzia Avni is chess author and psychologist.

White to play and draw.

[Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2018.01.13"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Study #27"]  [Black "?"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "1R5n/7k/4p1p1/6Kp/1n2N2P/8/6p1/8 w - - 0 1"]  [PlyCount "21"]  [SourceDate "2018.01.13"]   1. Rb7+ {[pgndiagram]} Nf7+   (1... Kg8 2. Nf6+ Kf8 3. Nh7+ Ke8 4. Nf6+ Kd8 5.  Rd7+ Kc8 6. Rd1) 2. Kf6   (2. Rxf7+ Kg8) 2... Nd5+   (2... Kh6 3. Kxf7 g1=Q 4. Kg8  g5 5. Rg7 g4 6. Ng5 Qf1 7. Nf7+ Qxf7+ 8. Kxf7) 3. Kxf7 g1=Q 4. Ng5+ Kh6 5. Kg8  Nf6+ 6. Kh8 Qxg5 {[pgndiagram] The critical moment of the entire study} 7. Rg7  $3 {The point! White waits for a move in order to force a draw by stalemate}   (  7. hxg5+ Kxg5 {Is just lost}) 7... e5   (7... Qf5 8. Rxg6+)   (7... Qxh4 8. Rxg6+)  8. hxg5+   (8. Rxg6+ Kxg6 9. hxg5 h4) 8... Kxg5 9. Rxg6+ Kf5 10. Rh6 {  [pgndiagram] And this position is drawn} e4 11. Kg7 1/2-1/2

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