An excellent endgame puzzle

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  Anonymous says:

  July 19, 2008 at 4:03 am

  d4 followed by b6

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  Anonymous says:

  July 19, 2008 at 4:57 am

  anon 11:03’s solution works.

  so also this one, albeit not as elegant:
  1. d3, nf6
  with the idea of 2. b6, nxe4+; 3. dxe4, nxe4+ 4. k moves, nd6.

  so white plays:
  2. bb2+, ke6
  3. bxf6, kxf6
  4. b6 wins.

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  Anonymous says:

  July 19, 2008 at 11:20 am

  1.d4+ is more forceful. i.e

  1.d4+ Ke6 2.d5+ Ke5 3.b6 Nxe4+ 4.Kh4! Nd6 5.Bxd6+ Kxd6 6.Kg5 Ne7 7.b7 Kc7 8.d6+ 1-0

  Beautiful

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  Anonymous says:

  July 19, 2008 at 12:20 pm

  1. d3, nf6

  1.d3 Ne6 looks okay for Black.

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  Anonymous says:

  July 19, 2008 at 4:11 pm

  1.d4+ Ke6 2.b6 and black cannot stop the b pawn

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  Anonymous says:

  July 19, 2008 at 4:15 pm

  1.d4+ Ke6 2.b6 and black cannot stop the b pawn

  1.d4+ Ke6 2.b6? Nxe4+ and Black wins.