White to move. Is this a win or draw for White?
No computer analysis please.
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Kc4 Kb5 Kb6 wins
Well….I only looked at it for a second and the normal
Ke7 Kd8 Kc7 is the obvious reply to the previous move suggestion so it’s not as simple as that.
That’s why its a puzzle!
um…I meant d7….hehe.not c7//
b6 is a key square for a pawn an c5, so white wins. It doesn’t matter where black king is, or whose move it is.
…pawn at…
Anon 5:49 – After 1.Kc4 Ke7 2.Kb5 Kd8 3.Kb6 Kd7, White wins with either 4.Kb7 or 4.c6+.
Clear win for white. Just moe the king via c4 to b5 and one of the key squares will become accessible.
DV
Compare these two positions with very similar ideas
W:Kd1,Pc3
B:Kf8
White to play & win (a well-known study)
W:Kd1,Pc3
B:Ke8
White to play, Black draws