Zwischenschach
by Karsten Müller
Zwischenschach is German for in-between-check, which is an important technique in the rook endgame.
164.01 Fabian,Jaroslav (2275) - Pinter,Erik (2196)
SVK-chT3B 0001 Slovakia (9), 2001
[FEN "8/8/8/5K2/8/6P1/r7/1k6 b - - 0 52"]
Black must play the zwischenschach 52...Rf2+!
But not the other check 52...Ra5+? 53.Kf6 Kc2 54.g4 Kd3 55.g5 Ke4 56.g6 Ra6+ 57.Kf7 Kf5 58.g7 Ra7+
[FEN "8/r4KP1/8/5k2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 59"]
And now the stalemate defense 59.Kg8!? Kg6 60.Kh8 R...
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