Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes
Date: 07:26:12 05/10/02
GM J.Speelman,1979 [test position]
[D]8/1p2k2p/8/P4K2/8/7P/8/8 w
King and pawn endings are always more difficult than first appear
and the intricacies of Jon Speelman's study would probably baffle
most grandmasters if they reached the position over the board.
1. Kg5 Kf7 2. Kh6 Kg8 3. h4 Kh8 4. Kh5 Kg8 5.Kg4 Kf8 6. Kf4 Ke8
7. Kg5 Kf7 8. Kf5 Ke7 9. Ke5 Kd7 10. Kf6 and thanks to the tempo
gained on move 3, White now wins the queen by a skewer after both
pawns promote. Paul Lamford,"British Chess Magazine",January 1986,page 28
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