Artist: Olga Yastremska
Rescuing a draw from the jaws of defeat
Cherchez le pat!Introduction
The Platov brothers (Vasily and Mikhail) were Latvian composers active in the early 20th Century. The produced a wealth of classics, including this beauty in which it seems White is doomed: any bishop move it seems will either win the White rook or allow promotion on d1, with Bf3+ especially forcing. And yet...
The Problem
V. and M. Platov, 1907
White to draw
(Solution appears below.)
The Solution
https://lichess.org/study/BfjBVnVh/SeFWD9Ni#0
Outro
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