Thursday, December 31, 2020

Chess Advocate Cover Game

Answer to the front page of Chess Advocate Vol. 5 No. 2:  69.Nd1 !! 

Sadly, it went overlooked in the actual game… The position is now a mutual zugzwang - if it were White's move then White would lose, but since it is Black's move then White can draw! Almost any Black move can be met with 70.Nf2 followed by 71.Nxh3 eliminating

both of Black's pawns. Below is the actual game:

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