6484 - Endgame (Bradford – Byrne, USA 1980) – Endgame (Serper – Korchnoi, New York 1996)
N. Lygeros
Translated from the Greek by Vicky Baklessi
White: Kg1, Qh4, Rd1, Ba3, Nd7, a2, b3, g3, h2
Black: Kg8, Qd4, Rf8, Bb4, Be3, a7, e4, g7, h7
Solution: 1. Qxh7+ – Kxh7
2. Bxf8+ – Kg8
3. Rxd4 – (gain)
Endgame (Serper – Korchnoi, New York 1996)
White: Kf1, Qc2, Rc1, Re1, Bd2, Bg2, a2, b4, d3, d5, e3, f2, g3
Black: Kg7, Qh2, Ra8, Rh8, Bc8, Nf5, b7, c7, d6, e5, f7, g6
Solution: 1. … – Nxg3
2. fxg3 – Bh3
3. Bxh3 – Qxh3
4. Kf2 – Qf5+
White resigns because the sequence gives:
5. Kg2 – Rh2+
6. Kxh2 – Qf2+
7. Kh3 – Rh8+
8. Kg4 – f5+
9. Kg5 – Rh5 (Mate)