Задача 564: Венінк: Фортеця слона: Як зупинити два прохідні пішаки суперника.

In issue 564, we will analyze the amazing elephant etude by the famous Dutch composer Henry Weninck. The situation on the board seems completely hopeless for White, because Black has two pawns more. In practical chess, such an advantage almost always guarantees an easy victory. However, White has prepared a stunning counterattack! Instead of passively waiting for defeat, they implement an amazing plan that completely neutralizes Black's passing pawns and allows them to pull out an incredible draw. I invite you to turn on your logic, try to find this hidden intention of the author and enjoy analyzing the geometric magic of the elephant endgame! Link to the problem: https://lichess.org/study/RnQ0ybRZ/cm... [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2026.06.13"] [Round "?"] [White "Problem 564 - Henry Venink - draw"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Makarchuk,Maxim"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b4/8/8/p7/8/1p6/1B6/K3k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] 1. Bc3+ $3 (1. Bh8 $2 a4 $1 2. Kb2 Be7 $1 3. Bg7 Kd2 $1 4. Bc3+ Kd3 $1 5. Be5 Bc5 $1 {Threat Bd4+} 6. Bf6 (6. Bf4 Bd4+ $1 7. Ka3 (7. Kb1 a3 $1 8. Bg5 a2+ $1 9. Kc1 a1=Q# $1) 7... b2 $1 8. Ka2 Kc2 $19) 6... Bd4+ $1 7. Bxd4 Kxd4 $19) 1... Kd1 2. Kb1 $3 {Threat Bxa5} (2. Kb2 $2 a4 $1 3. Ka3 Kc2 $1 4. Be5 Ba5 $1 5. Kxa4 Bc3 $1 6. Bxc3 Kxc3 $1 7. Ka3 b2 $1 8. Ka2 Kc2 $1 9. Ka3 b1=Q $19) (2. Bxa5 $2 Kc2 $1 (2... Bxa5 $2 3. Kb2 $1 Kd2 4. Kxb3 $1) 3. Bxd8 b2+ $1 4. Ka2 b1=Q+ $1 5. Ka3 Qb3# $1) 2... a4 3. Bf6 $3 Bc7 (3... Bxf6) 4. Be5 $1 Bb6 (4... Bxe5) 5. Bd4 $1 Ba5 6. Bc3 $1 a3 (6... Bb6 7. Bd4 $1) 7. Bxa5 $1 a2+ 8. Ka1 $3 {Threat Bc3} (8. Kb2 $4 a1=Q+ $1 9. Kxa1 Kc2 $1 {Threat b2} 10. Bc3 (10. Bc7 b2+ $1 11. Ka2 b1=Q+ $1 12. Ka3 Qb3# $1) 10... Kxc3 $1 11. Kb1 b2 $1 12. Ka2 Kc2 $1 13. Ka3 b1=Q $19) 8... Kc2 9. Bc3 $3 Kxc3 (9... Kc1 10. Bd4 $1 Kc2 11. Be5 $1 b2+ 12. Bxb2 $11) * chess problem, Henri Weenink, bishop endgame, without two pawns, amazing plan, chess draw, Dutch chess, chess composition, etude, defensive technique, chess paradox, fortress construction, bishop sacrifice, chess strategy, stalemate, Henri Weenink