SharpMind – Train Chess Daily

You’ve most likely seen the concept of “danger levels” getting applied in many middlegame tactics.

That’s common. The “You attack my piece, I attack yours instead of defending mine” tactic.

You haven’t quite seen it like this though, in brutal endgame zugzwang fashion.

Let us know in the comment section , if you have seen something like this.

In this position, white played Bxd4, capturing the knight without much thought.

After King takes Bishop (by black) and King takes b5 pawn (by white), the next best move for black is nothing short of spectacular danger levels zugzwang preparation.

Here is the updated position:

Only one move wins for black. All the others either draw or lose. Can you find black’s spectacular response?