Don’t-Give-Up Chess Puzzle: Black to Play for Win!
Author: Chess King Admin
Chess King show has a nice Alekhine chess puzzle today. Do you explore all options before you resign a chess game? This position is taken from the game Viakhirev-Alekhine, Russia, 1908. Black has almost lost their Queen cornered on h1, or is it so? How did Black play this game for a win in this position? Check the full game in the Chess King applet below.
Viakhirev-Alekhine
Result: 0-1
Site: Russia
Date: 1908
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that was tough. i was constantly thinking about losing my queen than worrying about checkmate
hmmm i never really thought, oh that queen could be a pawn and it would still be checkmate… interesting