tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post3582896008904886634..comments2024-01-29T11:47:07.271-08:00Comments on The Endgame Tactician: Rook vs Pawns, 10/05likesforestshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-30857910878798350862008-06-20T07:29:00.000-07:002008-06-20T07:29:00.000-07:00I can't answer you directly due to the rules of th...I can't answer you directly due to the rules of the site, "(b) While a game is in progress you may not refer to chess engines, chess computers or be assisted by a third party. Endgame tablebases may not be consulted during play but you may reference books, databases consisting of previously played games between human players, and other pre-existing research materials."<BR/><BR/>I have written two more articles on Rook vs Pawn which go a bit deeper into it, and if you study them, the truth of this position should become clear. I would be happy to discuss specifics after the game.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://likesforests.blogspot.com/2007/08/rook-vs-pawns-ii.html" REL="nofollow">Rook vs Pawns II</A><BR/><A HREF="http://likesforests.blogspot.com/2007/08/rook-vs-pawns-iii.html" REL="nofollow">Rook vs Pawns III</A>likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-1104168722486718252008-06-20T06:36:00.000-07:002008-06-20T06:36:00.000-07:00Hi,I'm in a game right now on RedHotPawn...http://...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I'm in a game right now on RedHotPawn...<BR/><BR/>http://www.redhotpawn.com/gameanalysis/boardhistory.php?gameid=5003876<BR/><BR/>I'm white, with only a rook, my friend is black and is advancing his sole pawn.<BR/><BR/>My king is blocked from nearing the pawn by black's king.<BR/><BR/>Can I win from this position? Or is the best I can hope for a draw?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239293856550399142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-44628206731909724972006-10-21T23:43:00.000-07:002006-10-21T23:43:00.000-07:00Great post!Great post!King of the Spillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247301176423412523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-6856857780856132772006-10-08T07:50:00.000-07:002006-10-08T07:50:00.000-07:00Transformation, et al: there is some confusion, I ...Transformation, et al: there is some confusion, I fear ... or perhaps a mis-statement on my part. In any event, I am not pursuing Dvoretsky's endgame book; I don't own it, even (as yet). At my far more modest skill level I am working through Pandolfini's Endgame Course, which should occupy me for some little while. Dvoretsky's books on --- well, virtually anything --- are some significant distance away.Bungerting Balonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946750778371089176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-3058627734477637232006-10-07T13:36:00.000-07:002006-10-07T13:36:00.000-07:00likeforests:
elevated ratings at CTS are angonisti...likeforests:<br />elevated ratings at CTS are angonistic to increased percentage success, i feel--surely not as a necessary condition, but probable.<br /><br />i am sure that i will experience this soon. i want 87% more than 1550 or 1560, so must refocus...<br /><br />for the last 203 problems, i should have 14.5 failed, not 18 to get to my goal in the next 7,977 tries as previously indicated. so in the next 203 tries [29 sets of 14 minus 203 recently = 203), i can only allow 11 failed or 11f/192s = 203 @ 94.6% and i have not had one session or set of sessions like that in weeks, not at 200+ tries any way.<br /><br />so the drive to 87% cannot happen except in concret form, and 'the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step', or 'why put off for tomorrow what can be done today?'<br /><br />bob:<br />always nice to see you. we all enjoy your grace and good chear. question: is it possible that if you are 1260 at CTS that dvoretsky's endgame manual is a bit extended? seirawans winning chess endings or chernevs practical chess endings or averbakhs endings, essential knowledge in their entirety or in any combination done slowly and with care, i feel strongly, will be worth more than the razzle dazzle of dvoretsky.<br /><br />you have to walk before you can run.<br /><br />even i am waiting for dvoretsky, kind of like an endgame virginity. i must find the right .... first .... and premature efforts damaging if not misguided, IMHO.transformationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834788878068428887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-46052133114533710572006-10-06T23:35:00.000-07:002006-10-06T23:35:00.000-07:00Bob, ahh! I didn't connect that the two names were...Bob, ahh! I didn't connect that the two names were the same person. I'm glad your rating has stabilized and your accuracy is moving up. It sounds like you've already studied some endgames. I learned a few basics themes from Bruce Pandolfini's Endgame Course, but now I'm ready to master them ala Dvoretsky.likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-17693653992118619452006-10-06T23:29:00.000-07:002006-10-06T23:29:00.000-07:00samuraipawn, glad you like. Even a really simple e...samuraipawn, glad you like. Even a really simple endgame like K+R vs K+P is complex enough that GMs make mistakes. I'm going to be a lot less worried about losing the next time I have to sacrifice my rook.<br /><br />After looking at 40 games that ended with K+R vs K+P, I added the Cold Shoulder technique. The weaker side often uses it to win an extra tempo or two (and score a draw).likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-45348332197724635972006-10-06T14:15:00.000-07:002006-10-06T14:15:00.000-07:00Very good post indeed and the rule of counting tem...Very good post indeed and the rule of counting tempi is well worth remembering!<br /><br />My own CTS results now after 400 problems<br /><br />1258 .... BUT ... 84.3%<br /><br />My rating is holding constant now, rather than dropping, but the percentage correct, is creeping up almost every day.<br /><br />Finally ... it seems sometimes I post as "Bob" and sometimes as "Bungertingbaloner." It doesn't seem worth the effort to straighten it out.Bungerting Balonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946750778371089176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-69531919532232710232006-10-06T10:53:00.000-07:002006-10-06T10:53:00.000-07:00Great post! My endgame knowledge is close to nothi...Great post! My endgame knowledge is close to nothing and these things make you realise what a vast landscape chess really is. <br /><br />/ChrisSamuraiPawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884004527147950832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313128767970412053.post-42211555056822556792006-10-06T01:36:00.000-07:002006-10-06T01:36:00.000-07:001340!!!!!!!!!
86.0!
believe you me, higher percen...1340!!!!!!!!!<br />86.0!<br /><br />believe you me, higher percentage does boast ratings, just not as fast, but more surely! we loose points for slowness, but how few we loose!<br /><br />now for your 1370, soon my friend!<br />dktransformationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834788878068428887noreply@blogger.com