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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Kb5 leads to a win for White!
Win — Kb5->Kc4-KB5-March towards black pawn.
Kb5 Kc7
Kc5 Kd7
Kb6 any and white wins.
Tha black king will have to leave his pawn….
Kb5
1.Kc5 is wrong, because of 1….Kc7 and White can’t progress.
Instead, 1.Kb5 Kc7 2.Kc5 Kd7 3.Kb6 Ke7 4.Kc7 and Black can’t save the pawn.
Stuart
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Kc5 is a draw, black takes the opposition with Kc7 and there is no way for white to progress.
1. Kb5 and white can swerve: Kc7 2. Kc5 Kd7 3. Kc6 etc… white forces black to abandon defense of the e pawn.
Kb5 Kc7 Kc5 should do the trick
No, 1. Kc5? is incorrect. The right way is 1. Kb5, taking the diagonal opposition, after which White will eventually win the e6 pawn outright. After 1. Kc5 Kc7 I think White only draws unless Black makes a mistake and goes to the wrong square.
Kb5, taking opposition e.g.,
Kb5 Kc7
Kc5 Kd7
Kb6 etc
White can spproach the black pawn this way
After Kc5 Kc7
I mean, the funny thing about this puzzle is: You can safely remove the white pawn from d4, ask the same question “Is this a win or draw for White?” and you will get the same answer… (+-)
Kb5 wins the game I think. If 1. … Kc7 2. Kc5 follows putting your king into opposition with the winning tempo on your side. If 1. … Ke7, 2. Kc5 still wins, followed by getting around the black king from the left side.
Kc5 gives Black the opposition.
Kb5! surely
Kb5, and if Kc7, then Kc5, taking the opposition of the king and winning the game
Kb5 is a win, by maintaining the opposition
1. Kb5 Kc7
2. Kc5 Kd7
3. Kb6 Ke7
4. Kc7 Kf7
5. Kd7
Kb5 (diagonal opposition) should win
Kb5 is the winning move
classic trap… 1.Kb5!
1. Kb5 gives the advantage of opposition.
…1.Kc7 2. Kc5 Kd7 3. Kb6 and wins.
…1.Ke7 2. Kc6 and wins the opposition.
at the end white gains the opposition on Kd6-d7 and black has to leave the defense of the pawn when his king is on f7 as he looses the opposition.
it’s winning even without the pawn but you have to play the compulsory Kb5! otherwise it’s a draw in every case!