The Chess Mind

By Dennis Monokroussos.
This is a blog for chess fans by a chess fan, one who loves the beauty of the game and wants to share it with those who are like-minded.
Yet the chess mind is not only a chess mind, and other topics, such as philosophy, may appear from time to time. All material copyrighted.
King and Pawn Endings: Exercise #1: The Solution
Here's our starting position, originally presented in this post:



It's Black to move and draw, from the game Golod-Seeman, Cappelle la Grande 2006. Think you've got it? Click here and find out!
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Sunday February 26, 2006 at 3:00pm
Onnaing:


3.4.2006 7:41am
Onnaing:
I agree with your analyze but I should explain that "taking the opposition" is not a goal but a mean to access to critical squares.
Here critical squares are e5, d5 and c5. These squares are winning squares for White. Taking opposition is the way White can try to occupy them.
3.4.2006 7:45am