Timeline for How is White winning in this OTB position?
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| Jan 27, 2020 at 23:14 | comment | added | PhishMaster | @StevenStadnicki Of course, but for someone asking that question, the Kh8 line is much more complicated than just taking the second pawn, and having a tempo in reserve to avoid any stalemates, if necessary. | |
| Jan 27, 2020 at 22:59 | comment | added | Steven Stadnicki | No sense in even bothering to capture the other pawn — after 8. Kg6 Kg8 (8... Ke8 9. Kg7) 9. f6, Black gets their pick of poisons with 9... Kf8 10. f7 Ke7 11. Kg7 or 9... Kh8 10. Ke7 and 11. f7. In either case, the pawn queens next move. | |
| Jan 27, 2020 at 12:53 | history | edited | PhishMaster | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 27, 2020 at 12:01 | history | edited | PhishMaster | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 27, 2020 at 11:52 | comment | added | PhishMaster | Oops, thanks Hamish. I will look again, and edit as necessary. That must be why Rewan deleted his answer, and I saw the positions there, and was swayed. | |
| Jan 27, 2020 at 11:51 | comment | added | Hamish | the pawns are on f5 and f6, not f6 and f7 :) | |
| Jan 27, 2020 at 10:24 | history | answered | PhishMaster | CC BY-SA 4.0 |