- About Us
- Chess Improvement
- Chess Puzzles
- Chess Research
- College Chess
- General News
- Home
- Major Tournaments
- News
- Polgar Events
- Privacy Policy
- Scholastic Chess
- SPICE / Webster
- Susan’s Personal Blog
- Track your order
- USA Chess
- Videos
- Women’s Chess
- Contact Us
- Daily News
- My Account
- Terms & Conditions
- Privacy Policy
White wins going for c4.
1. Kd3
Wow,what a great little endgame. at a quick look I would have said its a draw, because White’s King is behind the passed pawn.
But having a look at the first poster’s idea of K to d3-c4 etc does win as the white King is quicker to the c5 – c6 – c7 squares
JD
1900 fide
White wins as my predecessors had stated. I can only add a sample line and a note. First my note: Notice that bringing the King to e4 ( only if Black allows it) is leading to a draw for example: 1. Kd3 Kf6 2. Ke4 Ke6 3. d5 Kd6 Draw. White cannot make any progress.
Here is my sample line contribution mentioned above:
1. Kd3 Kf5
2. Kc4 Ke6
3. Kc5 Kd7
( 3… Ke7 4. Kc6 Ke6 5. d5+ Ke7 6. Kc7 )
4. Kd5
White to move and mate in 18.