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It’s a win for white. I’d just get the queen on the h-file. If he challenges with the rook Qxh7 Kxh7 leads to a won K+P endgame. If he doesn’t challenge the queen then Qh7 and Qxf6 are unstoppable.
Q works her way to h6 and wins
King can’t get through. Draw.
anon 10:90 is either a fish, patzer or Canadian is he thinks this is a draw.
qe7 wins
han
I think Qd3 forced 1:0.
Win for white I think.
Qxf5 gxf5
Kxf5 leads to the g white pawn queening (white king can move to the h file).
He may be a beginner fish posting his reply from his fish tank in Canada. I am a Welsh Corgi myself.
White must win the g6 pawn. Qd1- h1 and h6.
I guess white can just win the g6 pawn with 1. Qc6 Kg7 2. Qh1 and 3. Qh6. Must be winning…
Idea here is to move Queen to H file and after that white takes black g6 pawn.
@fernglaser
i don’t think that wins, after 1.Kxf5 Kf7 gains the opposition for black and it is your basic K+P vs K drawn endgame.
I found that the key in this position is to manouevre the queen to the h-file. 1.Qd6 Kf7 2.Qh2 and white eventually wins the pawn
I suppose putting the queen on h6 is the key.
If Black brings his rook on h7 then Qxh7! Kxh7 Kf4 wins.
Then Black has to defend the g6 pawn. If he defends it by Kf7 then Qh7+ wins the pawn, so Rg7 will be played. Then White plays something like Kf4 (threatening Qxg7 like in the aformentionned variation) Rf7+ Ke5 Rg7 Kf6 et caetera…
Qxf5 is a draw.
Not sure without a board, but I think getting your queen to h6 in order to win the black g pawn should win easily.
Qd6 attacking the g pawn, K somewhere on seventh rank to protect it, Qh2 and I don’t see how black wants to keep his pawn.
umm Fernglaser you need to work on your king and pawn and king endgame because Qxf5 gxf5 kxf5 is an EASY draw for black, white cannot win the his king BEHIND his pawn and the oppenants king in FRONT of it, regardless if he puts his king next to the pawn on f5 or h5!
fernglaser
No. Qxf5 It doesn’t win. Qxf5 Draw.
The white King has to occupy the critical points of a pawn in fifth traverse (Without opposition, only of a pawn in fifth traverse).
Looks this:
6k1/8/8/5KP1/8/8/8/8 — 01
White move and win. Black move and draw.
———-
1. Qc6 Kg7
2. Qh1 and win
Sweet greetings, Susan.
Stef
To Anon 10.34, I say please don’t be so impolite
1)it is weak of you with the safety of anonymity.
2)there is no reason why less experienced players should not have a go at posting answers here and they don’t deserve to be ridiculed.
3)The winning line (playing the queen to the h-file) is not really visually obvious
Taking the rook leads to a drawn pawn ending. White can instead win the black pawn (and the game) with the manoeuvre 1.Qc6 (also 1.Qd6 works) Kg7 2.Qh1 and 3.Qh6.
Ithink white can win after
Qxf5 gxf5
Kxf5.
Quorton.
Exchange the queen for the rook and pawn and then try to get the white king in front of the white pawn. If you can do that, you win. To me it looks like it’s possible.
no its draw
if
Qxf5 gxf5
Kxf5 Kf7
g6+ Kg7
Kg5 Kg8
Kf6 Kf8
g7+ Kg8
Kg6 stalemate
Qe6,Qe7,and Qe8 is useless since black could easily protect with rook and would lead to nothing..
correct me if im wrong
1.Qd6 Kg7
2.Qh2!
Now Black has no defense against Qh6+, winning the pawn on g6. Then the win is routine.
1.Qxf5? leads only to a draw after gxf5+
2.Kxf5 Kf7.
if q can go to h6 or h7, white will win…
1.Qd6 forces black to protect the pawn, Kg7
2.Qh2 and 3. Qh6 and win
White wins. The plan is to put the queen on h6 and the black king will be unable to defend the pawn. The rook is too slow to assist the king. There should be many ways of achieving this plan but 1.Qd3 is very clear because the rook can’t move (g6 is hanging) and king moves will facilitate entering with check.
1.Qd3 Kh8(or Kh7) 2.Qh3+ Kg8 3.Qh6+-
1.Qd3 Kg7(or Kf8) 2.Qh3 Rook moves 3.Qh6+ Kf7 4.Qh7+-
1.Qd3 Kf7 2.Qh3 rook moves, 3.Qh7+-
No need to calculate. Bring Queen to h6 and you win.
i was sure there was a win for white like in all Q+K vs R+K.
Qxf5 leads to nothing cause after Kxf5 Kf7 and black got the oposition and draws.
Black can continue moving the king forever and still draws I believe.
Others have already pointed out the most direct method to win. However, take away the white pawn and the position is a draw with proper play.
I only wanted to add a thing to my previous comment.
The squares that need opposition are usually the 3 squares in front of my own pawn.
Exceptions are: pawn on the fifth traverse where the king can enter even without oppostion; and pawn on the sixth traverse where the squares with opposition are the 2 astride of the pawn.
Example:
6k1/8/8/5KP1/8/8/8/8 — 01
(Without opposition, only of a pawn in fifth traverse)
1. Kf6 Kf8
2. g6 Kg8
3. g7 Kh7
4. Kf7 and win
————–
(With opposition)
1. Kg6 Kf8
2. Kh7 Kf7
3. g6+ and win
————–
Example pawn on the sixth traverse:
5k2/8/4K1P1/8/8/8/8/8 — 01
The squares that need opposition f6 and h6
White move and win.
1. Kf6 and win
Black move and draw.
1…Kg7 and draw.
Sorry if I’ve said things already known by everyone.
Sweet greetings, Susan.
Stef
White wins!
1. Qc6, Kg7
2. Qh1, Rb5
3. Qh6+, Kf7
4. Qh7+, Kf8
5. Qxg6 and white wins.
Erik Fokke
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position is a win as others have stated.
Without the White pawn, it’s a draw, which I’m going to elaborate on.
With the King directly behind the pawn and the Rook protected by the pawn (toward the home row), the game is a draw on the following occasions (from the perspective of the side with the Rook):
Rank 2: all but the a and h pawns.
Rank 3-5: only the b and g pawns.
Rank 6: Always.
Rather than go into long elaborations as to why, I suggest that anybody interested consult an ending tablebase (there’s one online at shredderchess.com). Set up the position and see how the win or draw is achieved and why certain moves for either side work or don’t work. On the listed site, you can also move the position left and right, and/or up and down to see how and why things change. This is very instructive, and unlike computer engines, the tablebase is only rarely wrong (when the file is corrupted, and then it will list illegal moves).