tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post4101832695087316321..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Bank Holiday MondayTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-8442424165584964742015-05-08T15:25:44.898+01:002015-05-08T15:25:44.898+01:00You have a point. So, back to my first variation, ...You have a point. So, back to my first variation, 1.Kg2 (no punctuation this time) f5 2.Kg3 Kf7 3.Kh4 Kg6 4.f4 Kh6 5.Kg3 Kg6 6.Kf3 Kf6 7.Ke3 Ke6 8.Kd4 Kd6 9.f3 +-.<br /><br />1.Kg2 Kf6 2.f4 (2.Kg3 Kg5 is a mirror of 2.Ke3 Ke5) Kf5 (2...Kg6 3.Kg4 f5+ 4.Kf3) 3.Kf3 f6 4.Ke3 Ke6 5.Ke4 f5+ 6.Kd4 is the same.<br /><br />If I failed again, I will just resort to the tablebase.<br /><br />@JB - Do you have a source for the position?an ordinary chessplayernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-45878275183909118752015-05-07T23:24:53.519+01:002015-05-07T23:24:53.519+01:00@an ordinary chessplayer - just followed your Ke2 ...@an ordinary chessplayer - just followed your Ke2 line through. What happens after 5.Kg2! Ke6! ?Matt Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885091955173203114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-39913957419833232312015-05-07T12:23:36.599+01:002015-05-07T12:23:36.599+01:00@Matt Fletcher - thanks for the 1.f4 f5 = hint.
A...@Matt Fletcher - thanks for the 1.f4 f5 = hint.<br /><br />At first I thought it was an easy win (e.g. both 1.Kg2 and 1.Ke2), then I thought it was a draw, but with the hint I think I have it worked out. 1.Kg2? f5 2.Kg3 Kf7 3.Kf4 (3.Kh4 Kg6 4.f4 Kh6 =) Kf6 4.Ke3 Ke5 5. f4+ Kd5 6.Kd3 Kc5 7.Kc3 Kd5=. 1.Ke2 Ke6 2.Ke3 Ke5 3.f4+ Kd5 4.Kf3 f5 5.Kg2! (5.Kg3? Ke4 =) Kd4 (5...Ke4 6.Kg3) 6.Kh3 Kd3 7.Kh4 +-. Unfortunately my flag fell on Wednesday.an ordinary chessplayernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-84009463532997428112015-05-05T21:23:06.205+01:002015-05-05T21:23:06.205+01:00@Jonathan Rogers - Surprisingly Nalimov will tell ...@Jonathan Rogers - Surprisingly Nalimov will tell you there's only one move that wins.<br /><br />1.f4 f5 only gets you a draw.Matt Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885091955173203114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-43859048386948624142015-05-05T19:24:42.026+01:002015-05-05T19:24:42.026+01:00actually I bet white could even win by playing 1 f...actually I bet white could even win by playing 1 f4 too. I should think that everything wins.<br /><br />JB - you can add two more king and pawn endings to your collection from the recent Barbican 2 v Wood Green match (Houska v Berry and Speelman v Coleman). You could even have three pills for the former; there were three plausible moves at one stage, one of which wins, one which draws and one which lost. Jonathan Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-60508035724656791332015-05-05T18:13:51.536+01:002015-05-05T18:13:51.536+01:00Could have been a blue or red pill question - obvi...Could have been a blue or red pill question - obviously you don't move the pawns, but does the King go left or right?Matt Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885091955173203114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-44872264523794536602015-05-05T13:17:48.105+01:002015-05-05T13:17:48.105+01:00The extra resources in forcing the opposing King b...The extra resources in forcing the opposing King back gained from having the spare pawn should make this a win. A tablebase will show you the exact technical method.<br /><br />Put the Black King on e6 instead of e7 and the result changes. <br /><br />The similar h pawn ending is a draw as one would expect.<br /><br />RdCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-78875060442931219712015-05-04T20:02:53.135+01:002015-05-04T20:02:53.135+01:00What, anonymous hasn't looked this up in a tab...What, anonymous hasn't looked this up in a tablebase yet?an ordinary chessplayernoreply@blogger.com