A famous ending—I

White to play; how should he continue? In particular, if 1. Nxh4, what then?

A Famous Ending, part I

This position, from an Irish game, has featured in several books, including some highly acclaimed recent ones—which stress the importance of trying to work out a solution yourself rather than resorting to looking up the solution in a tablebase: good advice!

Solution and sources tomorrow.

This entry was posted in Puzzles. Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply