Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Horne vs Leonard: a Minor Piece Ending

The following position occurred in a Somerset Division 2 East game played last week. White has just (correctly) retreated his bishop from b2 by playing 38. Ba1. What moves would you consider here?

3k4/8/1b4pp/8/n2NpPpP/P3P3/5K2/B7 b - - 0 38
3k4/8/1b4pp/8/n2NpPpP/P3P3/5K2/B7 b - - 0 38
P. Horne vs M. Leonard
Black to move

Friday, February 17, 2012