After lengthy analysis, I have concluded that protecting the white pawn to promotion is impossible. Impossible for me, that is! Thank you for another fantastic study.
There is one variation you didn't cover. After white goes Bg5 covering c1 square, black does not have to rush Ke1. They can shuffle Kf1-f2 until white goes Bc1. After white goes Bc1, black go Ke1. Bd2+ Kf1 back doesn't give white anything. So white try diagonal c1-a3, and black have to shuffle between e1 and d1, cause the moment they retreat Kf1, white have Kd2. Now white should lose a tempo, and to obtain position with black king on e1 and white bishop on c1 with black to move! So it goes Bg5 Kf1 Bc1 Ke1 Bb2 Kd1 Ba3 Ke1 Bc1. And then Kd1 Bd2 or Kf1 Kd2 with variations you showed
So there is a forced Zugzwang. A nice additional variation. But overall, thanks for the puzzle! I wonder where you find such great puzzles time after time. Really impressive
Mate, can you please *STOP it already* with those 7+ minute studies ?? >=( Seriously, either speed up your speech / moves to shorten the videos' durations, *OR* just switch back to 2-movers entirely, with only *VERY RARELY* resorting to LONG studies... .
Hello there my friend. In this channel I try to vary my videos in length and and difficulty level to appeal to a wide customer base. Whenever I post a 2-mover I get many comments about it being too simple and that I should focus on longer studies instead so you can imagine how hard it is for me to please everyone. I totally understand that not all videos suits all viewers so that's why I post everyday. If today's video doesn't work for a viewer there will be a new one tomorrow that he/she hopefully likes better! Cheers
I like a good mixture of the short and the long. This one was really interesting. Quite easy to see the wrong moves at each stage, but negotiating the path all the way through was complex.
Wow. That last variation was so elegant ! So beautiful !
Got the first part, then worked out how to force the king down, but didn't have the skills to avoid all those draw traps.
Very nice ending you showed us. Really brilliant. Keep it up.
After lengthy analysis, I have concluded that protecting the white pawn to promotion is impossible. Impossible for me, that is! Thank you for another fantastic study.
Fantastic study, may be subtitled: "White is on diet" :)
All about timing...
fantastic
Bishop Finesse!
There is one variation you didn't cover. After white goes Bg5 covering c1 square, black does not have to rush Ke1. They can shuffle Kf1-f2 until white goes Bc1. After white goes Bc1, black go Ke1. Bd2+ Kf1 back doesn't give white anything. So white try diagonal c1-a3, and black have to shuffle between e1 and d1, cause the moment they retreat Kf1, white have Kd2. Now white should lose a tempo, and to obtain position with black king on e1 and white bishop on c1 with black to move! So it goes Bg5 Kf1 Bc1 Ke1 Bb2 Kd1 Ba3 Ke1 Bc1. And then Kd1 Bd2 or Kf1 Kd2 with variations you showed
So there is a forced Zugzwang. A nice additional variation.
But overall, thanks for the puzzle! I wonder where you find such great puzzles time after time. Really impressive
ouf ! multi puzzle --- all in one.
1)Bxc7 -- Kf5; 2) Ba5 -- Ke4;3) Bd2 -- d3;4)e3 -- Kf3;5)Kb5 -- Ke2;6) Bc1 -- Kd1;7)Kd4 Wins
I cover this line in the video (at around 4,30). black will not play Ke4 after Ba5 but instead Kf4! and after that it's a draw.
I thought I had it but I hadn't.
Really cool. Thanks man.
A hard puzzle. The Bishop must protect e3 and f2. Or he must be sacrificed far away from these fields.
Yes, this was really wonderful!😊
Brave Bishop!😂
Mate, can you please *STOP it already* with those 7+ minute studies ?? >=(
Seriously, either speed up your speech / moves to shorten the videos' durations, *OR* just switch back to 2-movers entirely, with only *VERY RARELY* resorting to LONG studies...
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Hello there my friend. In this channel I try to vary my videos in length and and difficulty level to appeal to a wide customer base.
Whenever I post a 2-mover I get many comments about it being too simple and that I should focus on longer studies instead so you can imagine how hard it is for me to please everyone.
I totally understand that not all videos suits all viewers so that's why I post everyday. If today's video doesn't work for a viewer there will be a new one tomorrow that he/she hopefully likes better!
Cheers
I prefer the long studies
I like a good mixture of the short and the long. This one was really interesting. Quite easy to see the wrong moves at each stage, but negotiating the path all the way through was complex.
Kurzackd is just lazy. He should stick to checkers and leave chess to the grown-up's.
You know that you can increase playback speed by 2x yourself?