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Monday Puzzle #2

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Nytik

Here is the second weekly Monday Puzzle, and as I promised, today it will be based on an Endgame. This game was being played between two masters and it looks fairly even, with four pawns to either side. However, white has a way to throw the game to his favour. How?

If you thought this puzzle was good, you may want to look at: Monday Puzzle #1
Also, check out the run-along: Friday Chess Game #1
Aitorus

Oh, dificult problem (for me). In the endgames I'm bad I prefer the middlegame and attack! But it's a interesting problem, I have to study it ;)

Nytik

Yeah, the idea is that now black will not be able to stop one of whites pawns from promoting.

Zhane

good puzzle. Try this one out for yourself it's good.

Skeptikill

i understood the concepts and got the moves right! it is a very good puzzle! i understood it as ive seen one like it .In fact here it is

Nytik

Skeptikill, thatsĀ a common endgame concept which should be well learned. As, apparently, is evidenced here!

DMorris

On the origianl board, why not 1. .. Kd6 ?

Nytik

Tonydal beat me to it (not that I was going to say that...)

donngerard

nice trick by white