Ive seen it listed in endgame books but I cant seem to find out what it is.

In artikel om schreef urn:
Ive seen it listed in endgame books but I cant seem to find out what it is.

King moves diagonally as fast as horizontally: Kh8 can reach h2 via h5 or e5,
and although the second maneuver is geometrically longer, it takes the same
number of moves. The ur=example is:

W: Kh8 Pc6
B: Ka6 Ph6
white plays and draws.

This looks hopeless: Black's king stops the white pawn from promoting, and the
white king is far behind the black pawn.

1. Kg7! h5 2. Kf6! h4 3. Ke5! and if black plays h3, the white king suddenly
supports the white pawn, and draws.

Joost
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Eine Welt, die vor kurzem nur uns beiden hat gehört

Joost de Heer wrote:

In artikel om schreef urn:

Ive seen it listed in endgame books but I cant seem to find out what it is.


King moves diagonally as fast as horizontally: Kh8 can reach h2 via h5 or e5,
and although the second maneuver is geometrically longer, it takes the same
number of moves. The ur=example is:

W: Kh8 Pc6
B: Ka6 Ph6
white plays and draws.

This looks hopeless: Black's king stops the white pawn from promoting, and the
white king is far behind the black pawn.

1. Kg7! h5 2. Kf6! h4 3. Ke5! and if black plays h3, the white king suddenly
supports the white pawn, and draws.

Joost
thanks for the responce, i am familiar with that ending, slightly
different...

wKg7,Pd6/bKb8,Rh8,Ph7

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