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f5, intending h7 wins
H
1.Kh7?! loses to 1.-Bg7 2.hg7 Kf7
or 2.Kg7 Ra1. But 1.f5 should be enough for a draw. E.g. 1.-Bc3
2.Kh7 (2.h7?? Ra6+) Kf7 3.f6 Bf6
followed by 4.g8+ Rg8 stalemate
1.f5 Bc3 2.h7 Ra6+ 3.f6+ Rxf6+ 4.Kg5 Rf5+!= i did not see this last move til later.
H
1.Kh7?! loses to 1.-Bg7 2.hg7 Kf7
or 2.Kg7 Ra1.
This turns out to be true (I think), but some of the details are fun:
1.Kh7? Bxg7!? 2.Kxg7 Ra1 3.h7 Rg1+ 4.Kh6 Kf7 5.h8=N+!? doesn’t save White, but Black has to pay attention to what he’s doing.
After 1.Kh7, Kf7 looks like less work for Black (2.f5 Bxg7 3.hxg7 Rg8 4.f6 Ra8 and both pawns fall).
win white
so the conclusion is thhat White has only a draw?
f5 Ra6+
Yes, I think that’s the conclusion.
The actual game ended in a pretty stalemate after 1.f5 Rg8 2.Kh7 Kf7 3.f6 Be5