Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 15:02:15 11/23/00
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On November 23, 2000 at 05:45:03, Andreas Stabel wrote: >On November 23, 2000 at 05:25:43, Shanti wrote: > >>Hi >> >>Just to complete the picture the b pawn will be catch by the black king (b6 kd7 >>b7 kc7) but then white uses the king side to force a queen. Black is one move >>short since after b8=Q Kxb8 white will queen with a check. >> >>Shanti > >I don't understand this. >After the moves 1. d5 exd5 2. exd5 cxd5 3. a5 bxa5 4. b5 axb5 5. cxb5 Ke7 >6. b6 Kd7 7. b7 Kc7 8. b8=Q+ Kxb8 you get the following position: >[D]1k6/8/3p1ppp/p2p4/5PPP/8/8/5K2 w - - 0 9 > >It is not possible to force a queen on the king side here or ... ??? > >Regards >Andreas Stabel white plays g6. If you play hxg6 then white plays f6. If you play fxg6 then white plays h6. This is called "the sneaker" in chess ending books. White loses a pawn, but queens first.
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