White to move. Is this a draw?
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King and Pawn endgame
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White to move. Is this a draw?
No, white wins of course, but who is the winner of the joke contest?
No i dont think so; if Kg8 or Ke8 then Ke7 or Kg7: if h6. Kg6;
,…, h5; Kx, Kf7; Kg6, Kg8;
f6,Kf8; f7!, a d wins.
today was my uncle´s bday. i finally managed to win a game !
ill post it later, i lost before two, but i really didnt feel like playing but i had too.
hi
1. f4 h5
(1… Kg8 2. Ke7 and Black can’t stop White from queening on f8. Same goes for 1… Ke7 2. Kg7)
2. Kg5 Kf7
3. Kxh5 Kf6
4. Kg4 Kg7
5. Kg5 Kf7
6. f6 Kf8
(or if 4…Kf7 then 5. Kg5 Kg7 7. f6 Kf7 8. Kf5 Kf8)
7. Kg6 Kg8
8. f5 Kf8
9. f7 Ke7
10. Kg7… and white grabs two queens.
winner of the joke contest is …… Susan
😉
White cannot queen a pawn until black’s pawn is gone, since all black needs to do is wait on the f-file and push the pawn down to queen. If white takes the pawn, black wants to keep white’s king on the h-file by remaining in opposition to it. If black can manage this, then both white pawns can be taken.
However, white can use a pair of clever zugzwangs and either compel black to move the king- allowing white to move forward to the 7th rank and queen a pawn- or to move the pawn, which allows white to take the pawn without permitting black to take the opposition. Once white takes the black pawn, the trick is to avoid stalemating the black king. This can be done by using the extra move granted by the extra white pawn.
So, here’s the result.
Line 1- black moves king)
1) f4 Ke8
2) Kg7 and white’s pawn cannot be stopped
Line 2- black moves pawn to h6
1) f4 h6
2) Kg6 Kg8 (stay in opposition)
3) Kxh6 Kf7
4) Kg5 Kg7
5) f6+ Kf7
6) Kf5 Kf8
7) Ke6 Ke8
8) f7+ Kf8
… here, if white were to move Kf6, black would be stalemated, but there’s a cute zugzwang.
9) f5!! Kg7
10) Ke7 and white’s pawn queens. Ka-chung!
The process is largely the same with 1)… h5
Brad Hoehne
No importa que mueva el blanco, primero si peon alante, o el rey atacando al peon negro, de una u otra manera se gana. Si es necesario tomar el peon h