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white to win

Standard memberclandarkfire
Only Chess 02 Jul '07 01:19
  1. c
    Standard memberclandarkfire
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    02 Jul '07 01:19
    white to play and win
  2. DD
    Standard memberDutch Defense
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    02 Jul '07 01:26
    Originally posted by clandarkfire
    white to play and win
    [fen]1k1K4/1p5P/1P6/8/8/8/p7/8 w - - 90[/fen]
    It's a draw
  3. c
    Standard memberclandarkfire
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    02 Jul '07 01:31
    No, I assure you its not.
  4. S
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    02 Jul '07 02:321 edit
    Originally posted by Dutch Defense
    It's a draw
    Its a very famous compostion....

    the solution is something like:

    h8=Q a1=Q
    Qg8 Qa2
    Qf8 Qa3
    Qe8 Qa4
    Qe5+ Ka8
    Qh8!
  5. b
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    02 Jul '07 02:38
    Originally posted by clandarkfire
    white to play and win
    [fen]1k1K4/1p5P/1P6/8/8/8/p7/8 w - - 90[/fen]
    I've seen the solution before, but I remember it's tricky
  6. c
    Standard memberclandarkfire
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    03 Jul '07 00:06
    Originally posted by Shinidoki
    Its a very famous compostion....

    the solution is something like:

    h8=Q a1=Q
    Qg8 Qa2
    Qf8 Qa3
    Qe8 Qa4
    Qe5+ Ka8
    Qh8!
    Correct!
  7. U
    Standard memberUserChevy
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    03 Jul '07 00:331 edit
    I haven't seen this one for awhile, it's an interesting puzzle.
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