White to move. Is this a win or draw for White? How should White proceed?
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I would be tempted by
1. Qe6 Re6
2. fe6 Kg8
3. Kd6 Kf8
4. Kd7 wins for white. Moving the rook anywhere on the h-file just loses the a pawn and the game anyway.
Win. First glance black has fortress with rook on f6 or h6.
But white manouvres Q to b6, then black puts R on h6. Now taking R on h6 draws after Kxh6, so instead white plays Qe6 zugzwang. The K must move away to h8, after which Qxh6 is an easy win
Seems like an easy win for White. Black can’t do much. How about
1. Qe6,
to get Black in zugzwang: if the rook moves down, the a-pawn falls and it becomes very easy; if g7 moves, Qf7+ followed by f6 wins; other possibilities mean that White’s pawn goes to promotion:
1. …, Rxe6+
2. fxe6, Kg6
3. Kd6, Kf6
4. e7, etc.
or
1. …, Kh8
2. Qxh6+, gxh6
3. Ke6, and if Black’s King moves Ke7 follows (in any case White’s pawn gets there first).
White wins after 1.Qe6
If 1…R moves, 2.Qa6
If 1…Re6, 2.fe6, white king heads for d6 and triangulating out black king for won KP ending
If 1…Kh7 or 1…Kh8, 2.Qg6 where
2…Rg6 3.fg6 and another triangulation theme, or 2…K to back row, 3.Ke5 again winnning with the triangulation theme, or the white king going to the 7th rank, and crossing to win the a6 pawn
Qe6. White wins
1. Qe6
Qe6 wins I think.
1…Rxe6
2. fxe6 is won for white as white King can reach d7 before Black can get to e8
Any other R moves 2. Qxa6 and the a pawn queens easily
1 …Kh8 and after
2 Qxh6 gxf6
White King can get to e7 before black to f8 and f pawn queens – also beats the h pawn if he tries that.
Vishy wins.
I would play 1. Qe6, since Rxe6 2. fxe6 must win. The e pawn will win the race, and the white king can go d6-d7 to prevent the black king from disturbing this.
If black declines by moving his g pawn, there are mate motifs and if he does nothing, say 1… Kh8 2. Kd6 and black has lost time to the first example.
1.Q-e6
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I think It is whites game
Kf4-g3 , Qe8-g6+
After exchanges white king 1st go to queen side pawn and then come back to eat g pawn.
Did I miss any trick?
1. Qe6
Qf6 wins, I think.
1. Qe6. If 1. … Rxe6 white promotes on the e-file.
well , it is more fun 1st flee black king to h8 by ke7 & then march to queen side ifblack try to grab g pawn
After Qe6 black is not obligate to take queen. Black Rook can move to Rf6
Chanaka Aruna Munasinghe said…
“After Qe6 black is not obligate to take queen. Black Rook can move to Rf6”
1. Qe6, Rf6
2. Qxf6, gxf6+
3. Kxf6,
followed by Ke7 and the pawn makes it across.