White to move. Is this a draw or win for White?
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White to move. Is this a draw or win for White?
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Easy draw. All black has to do is push h5 =
Not a draw, if Kf7 h5 there’s h4!.
1.Kf7! h4
2.h4!
If
2…gxh
3.g5 h3
4.g6+ Kh6
5.g7 h2
6.g8Q h1Q
7.Qh6#
And if
2…hxg
3.hxg g3
4.g6+ Kh6
5.g7 g2
6.g8Q and White wins
Easy WIN. 1 Kf7 h5 2 h4!!
White must make contact with the pawn at g5 in order to remove black’s last fang, h5:
1. Kf6 h5
2. Kg5 hg4 (what else?)
3. hg4 Kg7
4. Kf5 Kf7
5. g5 Kg7
6. g6 Kf8
7. Kf6 Kg8
8. g7 and it is over.
White wins, Kf7 when h5 is the only try but h4 wins, if gxh4 g5 and thanks to the check it crowns just in time to deliver mate, if hxg4 hxg5 wins. And finally if after h4 Kh6, Kf6 wins as before.
Kf7 wins. The only try is h5 then there are 3 variations
A) gxh4; hxg5 and thanks to the checks white delivers mate just in time.
B) h.g4; hxg5 and white crowns as before
C) Kh6 Kf6 and wins as before.
Kf7 wins. The only try is h5 then there are 3 variations
A) gxh4; hxg5 and thanks to the checks white delivers mate just in time.
B) h.g4; hxg5 and white crowns as before
C) Kh6 Kf6 and wins as before.
Kf7 wins. The only try is h5 then there are 3 variations
A) gxh4; hxg5 and thanks to the checks white delivers mate just in time.
B) h.g4; hxg5 and white crowns as before
C) Kh6 Kf6 and wins as before.
Kf7 wins. The only try is h5 then there are 3 variations
A) gxh4; hxg5 and thanks to the checks white delivers mate just in time.
B) h.g4; hxg5 and white crowns as before
C) Kh6 Kf6 and wins as before.
Kf7 wins. The only try is h5 then there are 3 variations
A) gxh4; hxg5 and thanks to the checks white delivers mate just in time.
B) h.g4; hxg5 and white crowns as before
C) Kh6 Kf6 and wins as before.
Kf7 wins. The only try is h5 then there are 3 variations
A) gxh4; hxg5 and thanks to the checks white delivers mate just in time.
B) h.g4; hxg5 and white crowns as before
C) Kh6 Kf6 and wins as before.
Easy win. 1. Kf7 h5 2. h4!! 1-0 (wins runs through with one pawn on the g-file.)
1.Rf7 h5 2.h4!!
1. Kf7 – the only winning move, Kf6 is a draw.
1. … h5 2. h4! Again, the only way to win.
why would kf6 be a draw?
easy win for white
1. kf7 h5
2. kxg5 hxg4
3. hxg4 kg7
4. kf5 kf7
5. g5 kg7
6. g6 kf8
7. kf6 kg8
8. kf7 kh7
9. g8=Q….