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white to play and win

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Originally posted by clandarkfire
white to play and win
[fen]1k1K4/1p5P/1P6/8/8/8/p7/8 w - - 90[/fen]
It's a draw

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No, I assure you its not.

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
It's a draw
Its a very famous compostion....

the solution is something like:

h8=Q a1=Q
Qg8 Qa2
Qf8 Qa3
Qe8 Qa4
Qe5+ Ka8
Qh8!

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Originally posted by clandarkfire
white to play and win
[fen]1k1K4/1p5P/1P6/8/8/8/p7/8 w - - 90[/fen]
I've seen the solution before, but I remember it's tricky

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Originally posted by Shinidoki
Its a very famous compostion....

the solution is something like:

h8=Q a1=Q
Qg8 Qa2
Qf8 Qa3
Qe8 Qa4
Qe5+ Ka8
Qh8!
Correct!

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I haven't seen this one for awhile, it's an interesting puzzle.