Saturday, May 10, 2014

King Hunts! - Part II

Last week's post was about White chasing the Black King, this week the White King is the runner!
Take the time to solve those puzzles and especially work out the side lines, it is easy to miss Black's unexpected defence or miss a King's narrow escape.

Enjoy!



Saturday, May 3, 2014

King Hunts! - Part I

Alexander Kotov lists, in his highly recommended book "How to play like a Grandmaster", 3 different kinds of calculation trees depending on the complexity of the variations:



King Hunts often belongs to the "Bare Trunk" family: this is especially useful to be able to calculate those straightforward lines accurately.

Below are 11 positions for you to practice your calculation skills on exciting King hunts where White wins!
Keep ready, Steady...Go!