[FEN "8/8/8/1p3k2/pP3pp1/P7/4KP1P/8 b - - 0 1"] 1... Ke4 {1...Ke5 or practically anything but the move played draws.} 2. f3+ gxf3+ 3. Kf2 {And White wins the ending due to the sudden appearance of an outside passed h-pawn.} 3... Kf5 4. Kxf3 Kg5 5. h4+ Kxh4 6. Kxf4 Kh5 7. Ke5 Kg5 8. Kd5 Kf5 9. Kc5 {etc...etc...}
@deepthoughtsaid @greenpawn34 Well, the first move I thought of for black was [hidden]1. ... Ke4 2. f3+ gf 3. Kf2 and black cannot both stop the h pawn and defend his (her) queenside pawns?[/hidden]
I saw this immediately, but only because I've been reading Euwe's Endgames part 8, pawn endgames. Two weeks ago I'd have played the wrong move, and in a month or two I probably will again. (Such lessons never stick, with me.)
Even now I can see that the wrong move is wrong and why, but I still can't be sure about the right one. In pawn endgames and rook endgames even less than in other ones. Let me guess... Reveal Hidden Content
The Most Obvious Move Loses.
06 Jul '19 11:36
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