I was the king of chess in high school, losing only one game against schoolmates. This made me look like a complete baller. One of my friends knew another awesome player from a different school.
You must understand that “awesome” was a relative term; I was probably a low to mid class C at this point. Nonetheless, my friend wanted to see “The Clash of the Titans” and we finally got the opportunity one weekend.
My pride did not have a fun day. Despite having White, I never had any serious winning chances. We got down to roughly this position:
Unfortunately, we had to stop at this point. I argued that I had enough to draw the endgame, while my opponent thought he clearly had enough for a win. We never resolved this and it would have been nice to finish it off.
After over a decade, I still think Black can’t win. But endgames can be weird.
What do you think? And give Black the first move.
Sure. Knight takes the Pawn. It’s over for Donnie XD
Is this a trick question? This position is suspiciously study-like.
Lessee, 1…Kf8 2.Rh8+ is suboptimal.
The 4th-rank rook prevents any king moves; if the rooks leaves that rank, white can advance his king and then his h-pawn.
The Nd5 prevents 2.g6 b/c of forks on f6 or f4.
To undertake an active plan, black would have to move one of those pieces — which then allows white to move either king or g-pawn forward, starting to create his own threats.
I think it’s a draw.
Dang it, the position is wrong. Will have to repost.