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Is it possible to win with an extreme pawn?

Is it possible to win with an extreme pawn?

Mashalikechess
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Hello, friends! In chess, an interesting case can arise - one of the sides has an extreme pawn left - who will win? I will share my knowledge and experience with you :) To begin with, I will present the following position on the board:

It looks like black wins, but is it? Let's deal with the position together. Naturally, the king wants to free the path for the pawn and therefore moves: 1. Kg3. 2. Kg1-h3 3. Kh1 - Kh4(In no case h3 - h2 - stalemate!)But a draw is still inevitable... 4. Kg1-Kg3 5. Kh1 -h2.

In this situation, a draw, stalemate to white.
If black in this example plays Kh2 as the first move, then the white king with Kf2 moves into opposition. Black can't go anywhere else. (2. Kh1 3. Kf1 -h2 4. Kf2 and Black stalemate himself.)

As a result, we can conclude: in the game of an extreme pawn and a king against a lone king, there will always be a draw, provided that the weaker side manages to get into the corner in which the pawn is going to promote.

Thanks for reading the article, see you soon!