"Little Game of Chess"
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I can't imagine an actual game having a position like that.
Believe it or not, somewhat similar positions have occured in real games... although a position can be interesting and instructive even if that's not the case. The "Little Game of Chess" is hundreds of years old. 
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Oct 20, 2007
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#5
"Would anyone care to try their hand at a simple pawn endgame? "
If your subtle goal was to give me a headache ..... fait accompli.
If your subtle goal was to give me a headache ..... fait accompli.
It's all your fault. Whilst reading up on Evans, I learned he was the first to solve this endgame puzzle, after 100+ years of wrong answers. 
Oct 20, 2007
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#7
100+ years is a long time for one guy to be continually wrong. I bet he had even a bigger headache.
I like the look of this puzzle. I haven't got a clue about the answer but intuition says Kd2 first move for white then mirror black until his king moves
Oct 20, 2007
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#9
I would guess Ke2, attacking and defending while centralizing, to be the first move.
mxdplay4 wrote: I like the look of this puzzle. I haven't got a clue about the answer but intuition says Kd2 first move for white then mirror black until his king moves
That fails to 1.Kd2 h5 2.a4 h4 3.a5?? h3 4.a6 h2 5.a7 h1=Q 6.a8=Q+ Qxa8.
If I could move the .... Things maybe I could figure it out...maybe.
Hmm.. either my computer (Fritz 8) is bad at endings (well, this is true, but how bad is a mystery), or I am better at endings than you guessed!
Hmm.. either my computer (Fritz 8) is bad at endings (well, this is true, but how bad is a mystery), or I am better at endings than you guessed!
Perhaps both. Fritz 8 isn't the strongest engine, but you still have to pick some good moves to draw and some excellent moves to win.
I played 1. c4 and followed it with 1. a4 using the fact that these pawns would protect each other from attack by the king. The same strategy does not work for black a tempo behind. Fritz didn't find a refutation to that idea, but maybe it couldn't find the most clever resistance.
likesforests wrote:
Would anyone care to try their hand at a simple pawn endgame?
White is winning and it looks simple, but I assure you, if you play it out against a strong computer, you will be lucky to even score a draw.
Your'e on! ( There's another loss for my profile!:-()
the position is equal, White has the move. a4 seems the most logical 1st move: Qing 1st would win the game. White can always mirror any Black defense.
Pawns are VERY valuable in this game. NOBODY want's to do this.
Jun 26, 2023
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#18
I drew. [Event "Vs. Computer"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023-06-26"] [White "arjunjagan"] [Black "Maximum"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [TimeControl "-"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/5ppp/8/8/8/8/PPP5/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [Termination "Draw by repetition"] 1. a4 Kd7 2. a5 h5 3. a6 Kc7 4. b4 g5 5. b5 Kb6 6. Ke2 g4 7. Kf2 h4 8. Kg2 Ka7 9. Kh2 h3 10. Kg3 Kb6 11. Kh2 Ka7 12. Kg3 Kb6 13. Kh2 Ka7 1/2-1/2
Would anyone care to try their hand at a simple pawn endgame?
White is winning and it looks simple, but I assure you, if you play it out against a strong computer, you will be lucky to even score a draw.