White to move. Is this a win or draw for White? How should White proceed?
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White to move. Is this a win or draw for White? How should White proceed?
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Draw
1. f7 .. g6
2. Kd7 .. Kxf7
3. Kd6, and will eventually snatch the remaining black pawn, with won position.
1. g6 hoping for .. gxf6
2. Kxf6 is rejected by
1 .. Kg8
f7 g6
Kd6 Kf7
Kd7 Zuggy time
Arctic Knight
f7! g6 2.kd7! kxf7 3.kd6 and wins for white
1. f7! should win. A sample continuation is:
1…g6 2. Kd6 (I believe 2. Kd7 also wins) Kxf7 3. Kd7 and Black cannot prevent White from winning the g6 pawn. No matter where Black’s king is upon loss of this pawn, White’s g-pawn queens, the opposition doesn’t help. For example:
3. Kd7 Kf8 4. Ke6 Ke8 5. Kf6 Kf8 6. Kxg6 Kg8 7. Kh6 Kh8 8. g6 Kg8 9. g7 Kf7 10. Kh7 +-.
White pushes g6 and wins the game.
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1. f7 g6
2. Kd6 K:f7
3. Kd7 +-
…
…
7. Kf6 Kf8
8. g6 Kg8
9. g7 this is the end for black!!!
1. f7 g6
2. Ke5
1. f7 Kg7
2. f8Q+
Simple win if you know how to use your king in an ending.
f7, g6
Kd6, Kxf7
Kd7
gaining the opposition and the g6 pawn falls soon
Non anon 12:42.
Instant win after 1.g6 eg.
1.g6 gxf6 2.Kxf6 Kg8 3.g7 Kh7 4.Kf7
1.f7,g6
2.Rd6,Rxf7
3.Rd7+-
fe:
3…,Rf8
4.Re6,Rg7
5.Re7,Rh7
6.Rf7,Rh8
7.Rxg6,Rg8
8.Rh6,Rh8
9.g6,Rg8
10,g7,Rf7
1.f7,g6
2.Kd6,Kxf7
3.Kd7+-
ManuelM
Its a win but not so easy!
1.f7 g6(forced)
2.Kd5,6 or 7 ! gets the opposition
2.. Kxf7 and white king will capture g6 with an easy win…
1.g6 gxf6 2. Kxf6 Kg8 3. g7 wins
I think it is a win for white, he just has to play f7 and give up this pawn in order to promote the last pawn.
White wins, he has to play f7 and then give up this pawn in order to promote the g pawn.
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To all the postings of 1.g6?: it doesn’t win!
Look at the lines after 1.g6 Kg8, they’re all draw.
Kf5 Kg8
Kg6 Kf8
fxg7 Kg8
Kh6