A pawn endgame puzzle

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Avatar of rterhart

Realistically, White has three moves here: gxf6, g5-g6 and gxh6. 
Which of these should White NOT play?

And (be honest with yourself): would you have thought about this if it hadn't been presented as a puzzle?

Avatar of handssch

Ik zou g6 spelen,Dan promoveer ik met schaak.

Bij f6x niet. en met afruilen na schaak van de dames. Komt de koning in de mogelijkheid dat als wit de pion pakt. de zwarte koning hem kan afsluiten.

Avatar of Jorgelafuria

It seems to me that White wins with g6 and gxh6, and draws with gxf6, so the last one must be avoided

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gf is the only move that seems to draw, because black’s h-pawn is preventing white’s h-pawn from promoting. White wins by either pushing and promoting to a queen (because white will queen with check and then will maneuver the queen in, while picking off the f- and h-pawns with the king), or by capturing the h-pawn (because white will queen first, deliver check on a8, and then skewer black’s king and queen, after which white will promote the h-pawn).

I would have played the pawn push in a live game because I would have seen that I could queen with check and then keep the king distracted while the king picks off the f- and h-pawns. I would not have bothered looking at the other lines.
Avatar of blueemu

The most straightforward win must be gxh6.

Then both sides promote, White checks on a8 and b8 then trades Queens, and the h-Pawn marches in.

Avatar of moeza26

G6

Avatar of SkyBlueFelix

g6

 

Avatar of Abhigyan2014

g6 our pawn promotes with a check

 

Avatar of Zedionn

İpekkkkkkll

Avatar of Zedionn

;)

Avatar of vrmgv

3 selections are good move. each of them are winning lines..

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vrmgv schreef:

3 selections are good move. each of them are winning lines..

No. One of them draws.

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rterhart wrote:
vrmgv schreef:

3 selections are good move. each of them are winning lines..

No. One of them draws.

Lmao no one in this thread seems to understand this position, not even the OP. 

 



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Christianf859 schreef:
rterhart wrote:
vrmgv schreef:

3 selections are good move. each of them are winning lines..

No. One of them draws.

Lmao no one in this thread seems to understand this position, not even the OP. 

 



OP here.

You have perfectly illustrated the problem I posted - a problem I understood very well before posting.