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Please help me win this endgame!
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pfren wrote:
1.g5 is stupid- Black will just move the king back and forth without altering the pawn structure.
White has to plant a pawn at f6 to win, and Black can't prevent this (an eventual 1...f5 is answered by g4-g5).
So, 1,Kd5 is the only serious move, and Black apparently can't defend to the simple plan of bringing the king to e7/e8, and pushing f4-f5. There is only one detail: after a pawn swap at f5 white must have the opposition- but this is rather easy to arrange, the corresponding squares are e8/g7 and e7/g8.
I am glad to have an IM explain the position in detail. This all makes sense! I will try it out soon. Thank you, Mr. Frendzas!
1...g5?? throws away a half-point. Black has a clever continuation.
So yeah it’s a draw
I won against engine so, not a draw.
I tried it partly on my own, partly from the computer feedback I got if I blundered or made a mistake, although I kept playing through my inaccuracies and eventually I won. My basic idea was to approach black's pawns at the same time as I tried to draw their king away, then when I finally got the black king far enough I took the f7 pawn from behind/above. But even after having taken both of black pawns, and having promoted my g-pawn, it was hard to drive the king to the edge and give mate. Of course, I'm just a beginner so it might just be me. What I was sure of was that I had to target black's f7 pawn first and, when it came to my own pawns, support first pawn with pawn and king then leave the supporting pawn behind and keep going pawn and king together, letting the black king deal with my forgotten pawn. All this may be wrong, or too simple to others, though, but as the OP wanted "human" feedback, I thought I'd give mine. I hope it helps in some way.
Kd5
Kh6
Ke5
Kg7
Kd6
Kh8
Kd7
Kh7
Kd8
Kg7
Ke8
Kf6
Kf8
Ke6
Kg7
Ke7
f5
gxf5
gxf5
f6
g5 is a stupid move. First king, next pawns xD
we can make active king on e7 and next we can push f pawn
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A very complicated one if you ask me!
This shows the importance of endgame knowledge. If you had this in a tournament, you may simply surrender the draw, considering the 2 vs. 2 pawn battle. Imagine splitting the point and realizing you had the win and you had no idea! 
I think I got it