White to move in both
Position on the left: Is it a win ora draw? Position on the right: Is it a win or a draw?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Endgame assessment
White to move in both
Position on the left: Is it a win ora draw? Position on the right: Is it a win or a draw?
The first position is a win for white, the second is a draw.
Position 1:
1.Kh3 f5
2.Kg3 Kh6
3.Kf4 Kg6
4.h5+ with an easy win.
Position 2:
1.Kh3 f6 (1.Kg3 f5)
2.Kg3 f5
3.Kh3 f4
4.exf4 e3
5.Kg3 e2
6.Kd2 Kxh4
7.Kxe2 Kg4
8.Ke3 Kf5 =
Tobe
I think the left diagram is a win for White, and the right is a draw.
For example:
1. Kg3 Kg6
2. Kg4 f5+
3. Kf4 Kf6
4. h5 Kg7
White picks up the Black pawns, and Black cannot prevent the e pawn from promoting.
1. Kg3 Kh6
2. Kg4 Kg6
3. Kf4 Kh5
4. Kxe4 Kxh4
5. Kf5 Kg3
White cannot get Black’s f-pawn without losing the e-pawn.
Lots of variation in both, but the ideas are the same.
both wins for white w/ the first with 1. Kh3 and for the second position with 1. Kg3