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9-+k+-+-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+p+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+K+-+-0
9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9zp-+-+-+-0
1.Rg5 Kb6 9-+-+-+-tR0
The king goes to a5 and a4. However, the 9+k+-+-+-0
king manoeuvre loses time.
Calculate the consequences and the final xiiiiiiiiy
result after 2.Kg7! There is no stalemate motif and also
promotion to the knight doesn't help:
1.Kc4 a2 2.Kb3 a1N 3.Kc3 +-.
PAWN PROMOTION TO A
KNIGHT Black will lose also with an additional
XIIIIIIIIY pawn on b file:
9-+-+-+-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0
9-mK-+-+-+0 9+pmK-+-+-0
9+-+-+-+R0 9-+-+-+-+0
9-zpk+-+-+0 9zp-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-tR0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+k+-+-+-0
1.Rh2 Kc1 xiiiiiiiiy
Black can also save himself by stalemate: 1.Kb4 a2 2.Kb3 a1N 3.Kc3 b4 4.Kb4 Nc2
1...Kb1! 2.Kb3 Ka1! 3.Rb2 – stalemate!. 5.Kc3 Ne3 6.Rh4!
However, this is possible only in positions We will follow very instructive fight
with knight's pawns (b or g). With a central between the rook and the knight.
or a bishop pawn his only technique to Nevertheless, 6.Kd3 is enough, too:
ensure a draw is pawn to knight promotion.
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-+0 9K+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-mk-0
9-zPK+-zp-+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+k+-0 9+-+-+-zp-0
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+-+-+-tR0
9+R+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
(3) 1…? (6) 1.?
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+K+-+-+-0 9+-+-mK-+-0
9-+-+-+-zp0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-zp-+-0
9-+-+-+k+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-mk-+-0
9-+-+R+-+0 9-+-+-+R+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
(8) 1.? (11) 1.?
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+-+K+-+0
9+-mK-+-+-0 9+-+R+-+-0
9-+-+-zp-+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-zp-0
9-+-+k+-+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+k+-0
9-+-+-+R+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
(9) 1.? (12) 1.?
Sources:
Mark Dvoretsky: Endgame Manual
Adrian Mikhalchishin: Various articles