[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: A Dvoretsky-simple position

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
A Dvoretsky-simple position
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1213064767.shtml


   "Dvoretsky" refers to the (rightly) famous trainer and author, Mark
   Dvoretsky, and the adjectival phrase "Dvoretsky-simple" refers to
   something that's presented as a sort of warm-up exercise in his books
   or articles, but would be considered a real workout in almost any
   other publication. For example, take the following position:
   [averbakh_1980.jpg]
   This is the very first exercise in the book [1]Secrets of Endgame
   Technique (co-authored with Artur Yusupov ["Jussupow" for those who
   want to look him up in ChessBases databases]), recently reissued in a
   corrected and expanded edition by Edition Olms in their "Progress in
   Chess" series. If you're over 2000 and have a work ethic, get the
   book!
   Anyway, back to the problem: it's White to move and win, and if you
   can solve this quickly you should definitely give yourself a pat on
   the back. If you can't, don't feel bad - but keep trying. It took me
   quite a while to get it, but when I finally did, the satisfaction of
   doing so made it worthwhile. The answer will be posted by Thursday.

References

   1. http://www.ukgamesshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=chnew377&Category_Code=chnew