[FEN "8/8/8/1p3k2/pP3pp1/P7/4KP1P/8 b - - 0 1"] 1... Ke4 {1...Ke5 or practically anything but the move played draws.} 2. f3+ gxf3+ 3. Kf2 {And White wins the ending due to the sudden appearance of an outside passed h-pawn.} 3... Kf5 4. Kxf3 Kg5 5. h4+ Kxh4 6. Kxf4 Kh5 7. Ke5 Kg5 8. Kd5 Kf5 9. Kc5 {etc...etc...}
@deepthoughtsaid @greenpawn34 Well, the first move I thought of for black was [hidden]1. ... Ke4 2. f3+ gf 3. Kf2 and black cannot both stop the h pawn and defend his (her) queenside pawns?[/hidden]
I saw this immediately, but only because I've been reading Euwe's Endgames part 8, pawn endgames. Two weeks ago I'd have played the wrong move, and in a month or two I probably will again. (Such lessons never stick, with me.)
Even now I can see that the wrong move is wrong and why, but I still can't be sure about the right one. In pawn endgames and rook endgames even less than in other ones. Let me guess... Reveal Hidden Content