Thursday I played a game where I somehow was able to calculate crystal clear at the end of the game. Hopefully that’s a sign that all the work I did over the summer is paying dividends!
Feel free to take some time and try to work out the solution, which I give at the bottom of this post.
Til Next Time,
Chris Wainscott
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The solution to the above position:
The moment I glanced at the position, I assumed White was winning.
There is nothing to calculate, which is probably why your opponent resigned after your next move.
It’s called, “The outside passed pawn wins”, which I first learned 45 years ago from a George Koltanowski pamphlet on the “Colle System”.
Of course, time permitting, there is nothing wrong with calculating it all the way out!
Assuming is nice and all, but I’ll take accurate calculation any day.