Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 15:48:41 09/22/01
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On September 22, 2001 at 17:19:03, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On September 22, 2001 at 12:46:06, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: > >>Sorry, diagram corrected (I hate FEN, I never do it right the 1st time) >> >>You can never promote with a and c pawns without king support unless they find >>a way to reach the 6th rank safely. Even if you can wait with your king. If you >>cannot wait with your king is even worse, you lose. (in fact, you even lose with >>three pawns a, b and c). >> >>[D]8/8/1k6/8/P1P5/7p/6pP/6K1 w - - >> >>this is a draw. Even with the bKing in b7 or b8. >> >>Regards, >>Miguel > > > >Sure. but move the g2 black pawn to g4. Then white wins because black king >is stuck. Yes, that is exactly my point, you need king support. Put the black pawn in g4 and an extra in h5 (more similar to the game) and it is draw again, since the wK cannot wipe the king side. Regards, Miguel
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