White to move. How should White proceed? Is this a win or draw for White?
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It looks to me like 1. Kg5 wins, eg, 1… Kf7 2. Kh6 Kg8 3. g5 Kh8 4. g6 hxg6 5. Kxg6. Of course, black has alternatives, but they don’t look any better.
No, Kg5 =
It looks to me like 1. Kg5 wins, eg, 1… Kf7
After 1.Kg5? Kf7? is a blunder, and your line shows why. Try 1…Ke5 instead, which draws.
Black does have a winning move from the starting diagram.
1 g5 +-
yes, g5 looks like a winner.
H
Yes, I was wrong.
1.Kg5 was my first idea too, because I thought it is meant to be more difficult than a “normal” advance of the pawn, 1.g5… 🙂
You can not only give one move without a variarion! So i will try it:
1. g5 Kf7
2.Kg4 Kg6
3. g3 Kg7 (3. .. h6 4.gxh6 Kxh6 5.Kf5 + -)
4.Kh5 Kg8
5.Kh6 Kh8
6. g6 hxg6
7.Kxg6 Kg8
8. g4 + –
Tobe
Yes, Kg5 jumps into mind first, but 1. g5 looks better. My line is:
1. … Kf7
2. Kf5 Kg7
3. g6 hg+
4. Kg5 Kf7
5. Kh7 Kf6
6. g4 Kf7
7. g5 Kf8
8. Kg6 and wins
to anon 3:21
(there is a typo: not 5.Kh7 but 5.Kh6)
Youre line looks good, but 8. .. Kg8 and its a draw, because black has the opposition. Thats why 7. .. Kf8 is necassary, not 7. .. Kg8? 8. Kxg6 Kf8/h8 9.Kh7/f7 +-
Tobe