Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 10:36:32 05/10/02
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On May 10, 2002 at 10:26:12, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: > 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 I disagree, any good GM or a master, 2300 or above should solve this pawn ending. It's all technique and should be understood by strong players 2300 and up IMO. King + Pawns vs King + Pawns should be _fully_ understood by _any_ player who has mastered the "Basics" in chess, "Basics" meaning any player who has reached 2300 ELO. Regards, Terry P.S. It's a good study, but should still be in the grasp of solid masters with sufficient time on their clock.
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