White to move. Is this a win, draw, or loss for White? This requires serious calculation. Can you figure it out without computer assistance?
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i’ll offer this after looking at it for a minute. white should do the unnatural thing and move to e5 instead of c5 to keep the black king from hindering the queening of the d4 pawn.
that being said it might be better to go to e6. this blocks the black king and white’s king will not be checked on the move when the a pawn queens.
that’s my one-minute assessment. if i had a few minutes on the clock and had to move, i’d go to the right side to stop the black king and i’d pick e6 to avoid being checked on the move by the future a1 queen
okay, after looking at it another second i see that ke6 may win if black races to a1
ke6 a5
d5 a4
d6 a3
d7 a2
d8 = Q+ (which may allow white to pick up the a pawn and win)
of course, this is only one line. but, if white doesn’t stop the black king from hassling the d pawn by moving to e6 instead of the natural looking c5 it may offer lines to black that could win (for black).
all due to the unfortunate placement of the black king on h4, which allows check on the move when the pawn queens on d8. too bad.
okay. that’s my 2-minute analysis of one possibility…
Important question: Who is on thins picture:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4OFxuVR4kWs/SomzPmK02EI/AAAAAAAADm0/sIuSuwKNhKE/s1600-h/talyfischer.jpg
?????
By my calculations 1 Ke5! (only winning move) wins for White:
A: 1…Kg3 2 d5 h4 3 d6 h3 4 d7 h2 5 d8=Q h1=Q 6 Qg5! Kf2 (Kh3 7 Qh5 Kg2 8 Qh1 Kh1 9 d4 wins for White as Black will not have the stalemate defense due to his a pawn) 7 Qf4 Ke2 8 Qe4! Qe4 9 de4 (it took me a while visualizing this to realize it was won for White) 9…a5 (9…h5 10 Kf4 is easier for White) 10 Kd5 and White can stop Black’s passed pawn and Queen with check, thus winning.
1…Kg4 is simpler for White; 2 d5 h4 3 d6 h3 4 d7 h2 5 d8=Q h1=Q
6 Qg8 Kh3 (Kf3 7 Qa8+-) 7 Qh7 Kg2 8 Qh1 Kh1 9 d4 a5 10 d5 a4 11 Kd4 and White wins.
-Justin Daniel
Okay, checking my calculations I got the wrong move and I missed some defensive ideas for Black, but a couple of my lines were correct if someone wants to use them in their analysis. Rather embarrassing some easy moves I missed for Black.
-Justin Daniel
I thought i had a solution
1.d5!
1.-Kg4 2.Ke5! h4 3.d6 h3 4.d7 h2
5.d8Q h1Q 6.Qg8 Kh3/Kf3(no Kf4 possible)
7.Qh7/Qd5 +-
and
1.-Kg3 2.Kc5! h4 3.d6 h3 4.d7 h2
5.d8Q h1Q 6.Qg5 Kf2 (6.-Kf3 7.Qd5!)
7.Qf4 Qf3
(7.-Ke2 8.Qe4 white promotes with check)
8.Qf3 Kf3 9.d4 h5 … 13.d8Q h1Q 14.Qd5 +-
But in the second line black has a stronger defense to hold the draw.
“Important question: Who is on thins picture:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4OFxuVR4kWs/SomzPmK02EI/AAAAAAAADm0/sIuSuwKNhKE/s1600-h/talyfischer.jpg“
I’m almost certain it is Mick Jagger and Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones.
I mean all: can someone name of the people in this picture besides Tal and Fischer??
Last post (Anon 5:30) got the right answer. The others are all wrong!
1. Kc5 will win.