[Puzzle Road] Which decision did you take? (P34)

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Today is he day, when you will have to take an important decision for the puzzle, instead of just trying to find a move. In chess, you will always find many possible moves, and sometimes you can think one is better than the other. Obviously, it’s your decision and everyone has a different opinion. Moreover, a parameter in your choice can be the time control: instead of making a draw in a position where your opponent has an advantage but less time, you could possibly choose to continue the game and try making your opponent fall because of time.

It the following position, I made a choice (I won’t say it you to not influence you) and I don’t regret it. Indeed, my first possibility was to try pushing the pawns and try making a Queen before my opponent. My second possibility was to protect the a-pawn and to try resisting to the push on the queen side. And my first and last possibility was a draw, because of the repetition I could make.

34/ Which decision did you take? (Topic: important decisions in chess)

Possibility number 1 is clearly lost for Black, would say most of you! That’s seriously impossible to win by pushing the pawn: it’s a draw in reality! White can repeat the moves after your pawn stands on h2! The King is will not be enough in security = DRAW

Possibility number 2 is a DRAW too! If we decide protecting the a-pawn, the white king will take the h1/h2 squares and you cannot progress!

Possibility number 3 is naturally a much easier draw! Repetition is impossible to avoid for White!

All these possibilities are draw, but which one did you choose? Did you see already at the beginning that the game was a draw and chose the repetition draw? Or did you hope not to blunder and that your opponent plays a mistake and you chose variant 1 or 2?

I let you think a long moment of the puzzle I think!
Have a good thinking time,
@Kyu13

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