Found A Brilliant Puzzle With An Unusual Fortress

April 18, 2022 ChessTerra Chess Lectures

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This is an analysis of an amazing chess puzzle where White draws with the help of an unusual fortress!
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Frédéric Lazard
L’Échiquier de Paris, 1946
White to draw
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This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN):
r7/kpPp4/N2P4/1P1p4/2p5/8/4b3/2K5 w – – 0 1
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