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i think there are a couple of ways white can win,but i don’t know them.lol.
1 g5+-
If 1 .. hxg5
2 fxg5 and white gets a passed h pawn
If 1 .. Kd3
2 f5 and white breaks through
Chris is right. But 1…Kd4 must me mentioned as well.
1.g5(f5) Kd4
2.f5(g5) Ke5:
3.f6 +-
(3…gf6:, 4.gh6: or 3…g6, 4.hg6:)
Tobe
didnt kmoch call this the “quart grip?”
Indeed, this is called the “Quart Grip” in Hans Kmoch’s Pawn Power In Chess. I’ve won a game or two against strong players by setting up this formation, or aiming for it.
I love this one. Great puzzle. One of the best I have seen.