King and Pawn endgame

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  Anonymous says:

  March 28, 2007 at 3:18 am

  I don’t see anything interesting for black after 1.Kf4.

  For instance 1.-e5+ 2.Kf5 e6+ 3.Kf6 Kd7 4.Kxe5 Ke7 5.d4 Kd7 6.Kf6 Kd6 7.e5+ Kd7 8.Kf7

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  Dan Dalthorp says:

  March 28, 2007 at 5:10 am

  White king moves to kingside via Kf4, and black has nowhere to go.
  If e5+, then Kf5, and black has to move away from e5 (whether immediately or a move after e6+). White then gobbles the e5 pawn and black is helpless.

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  Anonymous says:

  March 28, 2007 at 6:30 am

  1. Kf4 Kc5
  2. Ke5 Kb4
  etc. I see various lines leading to all pawns being captured (draw). I don’t see a white win but who knows.

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  Jean-Luc says:

  March 28, 2007 at 6:33 am

  I first try to find key squares… but that is not necessary here: Black’s king is in ZZ after 1.Kf4 and this is enough:

  1.Kf4 and black is in ZZ.
  1…e5 2.Kf5 ZZ (if king move pawn is lost)
  2…e6+ Kf6 ZZ the king must now move, no more sparing move, e5 pawn is lost and then e6 too.

  Have a nice day

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  Anonymous says:

  March 28, 2007 at 8:46 am

  Yes

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  Tyler says:

  March 28, 2007 at 10:41 am

  1. Kf4 Kc5
  2. Ke5 Kb4
  3. Kxe6 Kc3
  4. Kxe7 Kxd3
  5. e5
  is the refutation of the other line presented