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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Oct 28, 2024

I have a hankering for posting some old favorites. So, we’ll do some golden oldies in the coming days, and they will be fun for people who have never seen them. This first one was inspired itself by an older Reti study—White to Play and Draw. That’s a hint for for the experienced players.

From a study by Sarychev. 1.Kc8 b5 2.Kd7 Bf5+ 3.Kd6 b4 4.Ke5 Kg4 5.Kd4 And the king nabs the pawn with a draw.

Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

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