A pawn endgame

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Look
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A pawn endgame

Post by Look »

Hi,

The following endgame happened in an on-line blitz game :



While kibitzing, I did not know where black went wrong, can you spot it ?
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Henk
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Re: A pawn endgame

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I would play a5 on first move. Black should prevent a passed pawn protected by a pawn on the queen side
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Re: A pawn endgame

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Henk wrote:I would play a5 on first move. Black should prevent a passed pawn protected by a pawn on the queen side
Actually during the game, I expected black to play 31 ... g5 but I did not see a possible later ... h5 as it could prevent white king's infiltration to king-side, which consequently may lead to a draw.
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Re: A pawn endgame

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Look wrote:Hi,

The following endgame happened in an on-line blitz game :



While kibitzing, I did not know where black went wrong, can you spot it ?

crafty does not like 40 ..c6. here is an alternative.