White to move and draw.

Bonus question: Why is this position interesting?

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Konstantinopolsky – Shtern 1965 (corr.)
The game went:
1…Bd6 2.g4 f5 3.gxf5 gxf5 4.Kf3 Be5 5.Bf4 Bd4 6.Bc7 1-0
In their book “Modern Endgame Practice” (Batsford, 2003), GMs Alexan...

I am now fully convinced of Capablanca's statement (at least attributed to him) that the endgame is the most important phase for class players to learn, with middle games and openings being learned in...

Anyone have it?
I can't imagine too much has changed since the 3rd edition. However, if the blue ink is actually blue this time, I may pick up a copy eventually.
The blue print in the first editio...

Middlegame or endgame is more time-consuming? At first sight it must be the middlegame, because pieces are more and more combinations are possible. On the other hand I personally spend more time when ...

Can anyone provide the full notation for these games?

Larissa Wolpert vs Tatyana Zatulovskaya
USSR team championship 1960
The game continued 1...e4 2.fxe4 g4 3....

Has anyone seen this New in Chess book from Tibor Karolyi?  Apparently it covers 100 critical games from Karpov's career.  I would imagine that the games themselves would be very instructive, but are ...

Recently I analysed opening line from my opening repertoire. My analysis appeared to be too deep (introducing two very interesting novelties along the way) and I reached the following position:
[center][fen]5b1r/4p1pp/5p2/2k5/5P1

Is any of the following books available in English, German, or Spanish?
Zinar + Archakov,  "Harmonia Peshetshnovo Etyuda"
Kan + Bondarevsky,  [collected works of Grigoriev]

Hi guys!
I remember reeding some months ago a post which explained with some nice diagrams the key positions to know to mate with B+N a K alone. I have looked for it but haven't found it: does an...