White to move. Is this a win or draw for White?
8/8/6k1/8/3P4/8/4K3/8 w – – 0 1
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White to move. Is this a win or draw for White?
8/8/6k1/8/3P4/8/4K3/8 w – – 0 1
White wins going for c4.
1. Kd3
Wow,what a great little endgame. at a quick look I would have said its a draw, because White’s King is behind the passed pawn.
But having a look at the first poster’s idea of K to d3-c4 etc does win as the white King is quicker to the c5 – c6 – c7 squares
JD
1900 fide
White wins as my predecessors had stated. I can only add a sample line and a note. First my note: Notice that bringing the King to e4 ( only if Black allows it) is leading to a draw for example: 1. Kd3 Kf6 2. Ke4 Ke6 3. d5 Kd6 Draw. White cannot make any progress.
Here is my sample line contribution mentioned above:
1. Kd3 Kf5
2. Kc4 Ke6
3. Kc5 Kd7
( 3… Ke7 4. Kc6 Ke6 5. d5+ Ke7 6. Kc7 )
4. Kd5
White to move and mate in 18.