Will You Block Your Own Passer?

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Published on January 3, 2023 8:00:13 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myKeG4ZJEMY

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The given position is an endgame study by Dimentberg, 1949, and features an unusual winning idea for white on the move:

1. Kd7! (1. d7 Bc6 2. Ke7 Bxd7 draw) 1... Kd5 2. Kc7 Bc6 3. Ne4! and black is in zugzwang:

if 3... Kxe4 4. Kxc6 and white wins

if 3... Be8 4. Nf6+ and white wins

if 3... Bb5 4. Nc3+ Kc4 5. Nxb5 Kxb5 6. d7 and white wins

if 3... Ba4 4. Nc3+ Kc4 5. Nxa4 and white wins

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