Tuesday, 23 February 2021

A quick draw or a slow draw

 

White to play and draw

I came across this study in Edmar Mednis' book 'Practical Endgame Tips'. It is White to play and draw. But when setting it up in Chessbase, I discovered that there is a quick draw and a slow draw. Now this isn't because the study is 'cooked', but simply because Black has a choice about what kind of draw he wants. Hopefully when you find the solution to the quick draw, you'll also find the move leading to the slow draw.


3 comments:

  1. Well there's a draw with Bh6, Kf6; Bd2. Can't see a slow one though...AO

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  2. I think a quick draw is a queen promotion, a slow draw a bishop promotion.

    Happy to be corrected.
    cheers
    George Lester

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