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(1) Euwe,Max - Solution
Deutsche Schachzeitung, 10.04.1940
[Andrew Martin]
White to play and win.
A position from one of Karsten's endgame books. White wins, thanks to the outside passed pawn, but he must display care and accuracy. 1.h4
Kf5
[1...f5
2.Kf3
; 1...f6
2.Kf3
Kf5
3.Kg3
Ke4
4.h5
Kf5
5.Kh4
Ke6
6.h6
Kf7
7.Kh5+-
] 2.Kf3
Ke5
3.Kg4
Ke4
4.h5
f5+
5.Kh3!!
Only this will do! [5.Kg5?
f4
6.h6
f3
7.h7
f2
8.h8Q
f1Q
9.Qe8+
Kd4
10.Qd8+
Ke4
(10...Ke5??
11.Qd5#
) 11.Qd5+
Ke3
12.Qe6+
Kd4
13.Qxb6
Qf8
14.Qc7
(14.Qf6+??
Qxf6+
15.Kxf6
Kc3
16.Ke5
Kxb3
17.Kd5
Kb4
) 14...Ke4=
; 5.Kh4
f4
6.h6
f3
7.Kg3
Ke3
8.h7
f2
9.h8Q
f1Q
10.Qh6+
Ke4
11.Qe6+
Kd4
12.Qxb6
Qd3+
13.Kg4
Qe4+
14.Kg5
Qe5+
15.Kg6
Qe8+
16.Kf6
Qf8+
17.Kg5
Qg7+=
; 5.Kg3
Ke3!
6.h6
f4+
7.Kg4
f3
8.h7
f2
9.h8Q
f1Q
10.Qh6+
Kd4
11.Qxb6
Qe2+=
As you can see, White has problems suppressing Black's counterplay.] 5...Ke5
6.Kg3
Ke6
7.Kf4
Kf6
8.h6
Kg6
9.h7
Kxh7
10.Kxf5+-
1-0
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