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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on

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White will win if he can safely queen his h-pawn, but Black threatens to play his pawn to e4 to stop it. What to do?


A study by Paul Heuacker in 1930. 1.Ba7 Ba1 2.Kb1 Bc3 3.Kc2 Ba1 4.Bd4 Bxd4 4...Kg5 5.h7 exd4 6.Kd3! (6.h8=Q?? d3+!=) 5.Kd3 Ba1 6.Ke4 and the pawn queens.

 


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