Good luck with today's puzzle.
Both players were in time trouble in the above position, so White felt obliged to take the draw by repetition of position: 1.Rc8+ Kd4 2.Rd8+ Kc4 (and not Kc5 because of 3.Rb8 and Black cannot interpose his rook on b3 - after Kc4 he can). What did both players miss?
Solution to yesterday's puzzle:
A A Ponelis - P van Dyk
OFS Open, Kroonstad 1967
1.e6! and with the attack on his queen, his knight and f7 Black is powerless. He tried 1...Qxf4 but after 2.exf7+ capitulated. If 2...Qxf7 3.Rxe8 mate.
Well done to Sean Coffey again! Remind me not to play you OTB - you see too much altogether.
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