The kingside pawn formation is a well known win for white, im surprised that Mueller didnt see it.
A Bust In "How to Play Chess Endings"
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FirebrandX wrote:
Wait a minute. I see the problem. It's a typo. They meant 3...Kc5! draws, not 3...Kb6?? which loses.
I'll check that out.
FirebrandX wrote:
A simple check with the engine shows the position is lost. Perhaps they forgot to blunder-check with an engine in that one. Incidentally, I did the cover art to that book many moons ago.
Cool!
FirebrandX wrote:
Wait a minute. I see the problem. It's a typo. They meant 3...Kc5! draws, not 3...Kb6?? which loses.
I'm not sure that wins either... I keep getting to positions where we have locked g pawns and White is able to defend his g pawn while White's Kight is able to lose tempos while keeping Black's b pawn at bay. I'll keep looking to see if I am missing anything. Nonetheless your Kc5 is a better defense.
I was going through "How to Play Chess Endgames" by Karsten Mueller and came to the following position, 2.34 in the book.
The diagram was given