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With white pawn b2 and black pawn a4,
Ponziani, Domenico Lorenzo
Il Giuoco Incomparabile degli Scacchi, 1769, #5
This version is probably composed in 1782 by Ponziani himself…
…and has a dual at move 3!
Nevertheless, an interesting forerunner to pawn mates with king in a border.
See this fantastic study by the Katsnelson brothers:
Katsnelson & Katsnelson, Kralin 55 jubilee tournament, 2000
White: Kc4,Pa2,a5,b2,f2,h3
Black: Kd7,Pa6,b7,g5,h4
Fen: 8/1p1k4/p7/P5p1/2K4p/7P/PP3P2/8 w – – 0 1
White wins
1. g3 g6+
2. K:f6 g5
3. h3 g4
4. hg#
If
1. … g5
2. h3 g4
3. hg#
1.g3 g6+ (1….g5 finishes quickly)
2.Kxf6 g5 3.h3 g4 4.fxg4#
1. G3 g6(1…. G5 2.h3 g4 3.fg4#) 2.kf6 g5 3.kf5 g4 4.fg4#
1. g3 g6+
2. Kf4 f5
3. h4 g5+
4. Kxf5 gxh4
5. g4+ checkmate
I will now try and find a one move shorter alternative 🙂
Oh, it was fairly simple 🙂
1. g3 g6+
2. Kxf6 g5
3. Kf5 g4
4. fxg4+ checkmate
g3
This is a beautiful one.
1.g3!! and black is in zugzwang.
1. … g6+
2. Kxf6 g5
3. Kf5 g4
4. fxg4#
Gorgeous.
1. g3 g6+
2. Kf4 g5+
3. Kf5 g4
4. fXg4#
Alternatively
1. g3 g5
2. h3 g4
3. fXg4#
The previous first choice was wrong:
1. g3 g6+
2. KXf6 g5
3. Kf5 g4
4. fXg4#
1. g3 g6
2. Kxf6 g5
3. h3 g4
4. fxg4++
1. g3 g6+
2. Kxf6 g5
3. Kf5 g4
4. fxg4#
1. g3 g6+ 2. Kxf6 g5 3. Kf5 g4 4. fxg4#