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White to Play and Draw

Pete Tamburro on

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One of my favorite Richard Reti studies. White can’t promote right away because of the bishop check, so what does White do as the Black pawn intends to run.


1.Kc8 b5 2.Kd7 Bf5+ 2...b4 3.Kd6 Bf5 4.Ke5 transposes 3.Kd6 b4 4.Ke5 Bc8 5.Kd4 Be6 6.c8Q Bxc8 7.Kc4 And the pawn goes with a draw.

 


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