White to move. Is this a win, draw, or loss for White? How should White proceed?
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g3 white wins
1. g4 wins, kind of obvious.
White wins easily with g4. 1…Kb8 2.a7+ Ka8 3. Ka6 and a pawn will queen with mate
this is a clear win:
1. g4 Kb8
2. a7+ Ka8
3. Ka6 h5 (f.e.)
4. gxh5 g4
5. h6 g3
6. h7 g2
7. h1Q#
greets, jan
1. g4 and it’s an easy win for white.
1. g4 Kb8
2. Kc6! (white can forget about the a pawn, black can’t)
… Ka7
3. Kd6 Kxa6 (black king falls nicely behind)
4. Ke6 Kb6
5. Kxf6 Kc6
6. Kxe5 Kd7
7. Kf6! Ke8
8. e5 Kf8
9. e6 h5
10. e7+ Ke8 (black king is cut off from the kingsisde)
11. gxh5 g4
and both sides get a queen, white should win because he gets it first, with chess.
White wins with g4..
Best wishes..
1. g4 should do it. If black pushes a pawn white hits and wins the race to mate on the 8th, however black K must stay in the NW corner to guard the a pawn. So 1. … Kb8 2. a7+ Ka8 3. Ka6 is indicated and black is in zugzwang and must push a pawn nonetheless.
1.g4 – win for white.
Hello
1. g4!!
If
1. …., Kb8
2. a7+, Ka8
3. Ka6, winning
If
1. …., h5
2. gxh5 winning
And if
1. …., f5
2. gxf5 or exf5 winning
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A simple win for White. The plan is to force black to move a pawn through zugzwang.
1. g4 (Black is now rather helpless as any pawn move allows White to promote first)
… Kb8
2. a7+!? (breaking a golden rule never to move a pawn to the 7th rank with check, but here the aim IS to stalemate the Black King)
… Ka8 (otherwise the pawn promotes for an easy win)
3. Ka6 (stalemating the Black King and forcing a pawn move)
… f5 (or …h5, the outcome is the same)
4. gxf5 and the pawn promotes first with checkmate.
g4, take the pawn and queens. Whats there to think about? Am i missing something?
1.g4 is obvious, but you would be surprised at how many non-novice chess players would miss this. Definitely a worthwhile puzzle to post.