Fb Chess

Brilliant but why ?

Bura had the white pieces against Paric in their game played in Yugoslavia in 1982. Bura was down two pawns, and his queen and rook were both hanging.Trading queens with 1.Rxa1 Nxd4 looks unpleasant, but what else is there? Bura shows us! Qh8 !! Can you figure out the idea upcoming .

Brilliant but why ?
This bishop endgame is unique on this list as it is the only study—the position is not from a game played by two players but was composed by a problemist. According to the Harold van der Heijden Endgame Study Database IV, this study was composed by P. Heuacker in 1930 and published in Neue Freie Presse #44

Brilliant but why ?
Edward Lasker vs. George Alan Thomas
1-0 Casual game London ENG 29 Oct 1912 ECO: A40