Comments on: Jammo’s Chess Puzzzle #20 http://chesskids.com.au/2009/12/jammos-chess-puzzzle-20/ Chess Coaching and Chess Lessons in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth Fri, 11 May 2012 08:36:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tristan http://chesskids.com.au/2009/12/jammos-chess-puzzzle-20/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Tristan Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:50:56 +0000 http://chesskids.com.au/?p=1873#comment-336 Another way would be: 1.Rd8 Ke7 2.d6+ Kxd8 3.xc7 Kxc7 4.Kf5 this is practically the same position as the alternative however blacks king is 1 square furthar away making whites kingside pawns even more easily queen. alternatively black can play 1....kc5 however after 2.Kf5 black has to either advance forward and try to queen his pawns before whites d5 pawn can queen, however due to whites king going 3 Ke6, blacks lone rook cannot hold out and later will have to sacrifce itself Another way would be:
1.Rd8 Ke7 2.d6+ Kxd8 3.xc7 Kxc7 4.Kf5
this is practically the same position as the alternative however blacks king is 1 square furthar away making whites kingside pawns even more easily queen.

alternatively black can play 1….kc5 however after 2.Kf5 black has to either advance forward and try to queen his pawns before whites d5 pawn can queen, however due to whites king going 3 Ke6, blacks lone rook cannot hold out and later will have to sacrifce itself

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