Prokeš maneuver

Prokeš maneuver

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L. Prokeš, 1939
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White to play and drawIn 1939, Ladislav Prokeš composed a study, which illustrated the Prokeš maneuver for the first time. [ [http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/prok.htm Article] by Tim Krabbe (See Diagram 12.) Viewed 6 August 2007 ] The solution begins 1.Kg4 e2 2.Rc1+ Kd4 3.Kf3 d2 and Black threatens to promote a pawn. But White forces the draw with 4.Rc4+! Kd3 5.Rd4+! Kxd4 6.Kxe2 Kc3 7.Kd1 Kd3 stalemate. The idea is that, by vacating the c1 square on the fourth move, White's rook prevents Black's pawn from capturing on c1. The White king is then able to reach d1, stopping the pawn.

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* citation
surname1=Averbakh|given1=Yuri|authorlink1=Yuri Averbakh
surname2=Kopayev|given2=Nikolai|authorlink2=NikoliKopayev
title=Comprehensive Chess Endings: Rook endings
volume=5
year=1987
pages=23-24
publisher=Pergamon
ID=ISBN 0-08-026908-7


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