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klopdisselboom
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In this game I played recently I had to look long and hard to find a move for black to win and avoid a draw. Can you find it? Did I miss any?
Game 3004406

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I believe with black to move that either g6 or h6 will prevent white from promoting, most likely avoiding a draw.

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I concur...

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1...g6 wins trivially. white could try 2.h6 a3 3.Kf7 a2 4.Kg7 a=Q+ 5.Kxh7 but then ...Qb1 6.Kg7 Qf5 7.h7 Qxg5 8.h8=Q Qe5+ wins.

1...h6 2.g6 a3 3.Kf7 a2 4.Kxg7 a=Q+ 5.Kh7 looks good for white.

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Originally posted by Jusuh
1...g6 wins trivially. but 1...h6 2.g6 a3 3.Kf7 a2 4.Kxg7 a=Q+ 5.Kh7 looks good for white.
you're right, but not looking at things like that is why i'm crap at this game.

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Originally posted by klopdisselboom
In this game I played recently I had to look long and hard to find a move for black to win and avoid a draw. Can you find it? Did I miss any?
Game 3004406
[fen]8/6pp/4K3/6PP/pk6/8/8/8[/fen]
a3 looks simple enough

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Doesn't any move with the pawns win the game for black? And a3 being the fastest one...

klopdisselboom
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Originally posted by Wulebgr
a3 looks simple enough
I think a3 is a draw, white K rounds up the black pawns and takes position on the h file, once his pawn is on the 6th rank, its a draw, black will have to sacrifice its queen to avoid white from queening.

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Originally posted by klopdisselboom
I think a3 is a draw, white K rounds up the black pawns and takes position on the h file, once his pawn is on the 6th rank, its a draw, black will have to sacrifice its queen to avoid white from queening.
No way. a3 is an easy win.

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Originally posted by klopdisselboom
I think a3 is a draw, white K rounds up the black pawns and takes position on the h file, once his pawn is on the 6th rank, its a draw, black will have to sacrifice its queen to avoid white from queening.
Could you pls insert the moves to that.
Thanks in advance.

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Originally posted by adam warlock
Could you pls insert the moves to that.
Thanks in advance.
1...a3 2.Kf7 a2 3.Kxg7 a1=Q 4.Kxh7 which is probably (not sure if white can even win) a draw.

but 1...a3 2.Kf7 g6 wins for black.

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Originally posted by Jusuh
1...a3 2.Kf7 a2 3.Kxg7 a1=Q 4.Kxh7 which is probably (not sure if white can even win) a draw.

but 1...a3 2.Kf7 g6 wins for black.
Yep

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.02.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fritz 9"]
[Black "Wulebgr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6pp/4K3/6PP/pk6/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[SourceDate "2003.01.01"]

1... a3 2. Kf7 g6 3. hxg6 hxg6 4. Kxg6 a2 5. Kf7 a1=Q 6. g6 Qa7+ 7. Kf6 Qb6+ 8.
Kf7 Qc7+ 9. Kf6 Qd6+ 10. Kf5 Qe7 11. Kg4 Qg7 12. Kf5 0-1

Do post improvements for Fritz to look at if you can find them.

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Originally posted by Jusuh
1...a3 2.Kf7 a2 3.Kxg7 a1=Q 4.Kxh7 which is probably (not sure if white can even win) a draw.
What about queen a7 and then blacks starts moving his king towards the white pawns? I think that this way white cannot queen at time to prevent a defeat.

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very funny!! what were you looking so long and hard at? any black move will win the game. including any king move.

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Originally posted by adam warlock
What about queen a7 and then blacks starts moving his king towards the white pawns? I think that this way white cannot queen at time to prevent a defeat.
1...Qa7+ 2.Kg6 Kc5 3.h6 Kd6 4.h7 Ke6 5.h8=Q Qf7+ 6.Kh6 -black cannot check and white has the advantage

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