Answers, We’ve got Answers. WIN OR DRAW! (Page 7)
Position One Solution:WHITE WINS! The right way to win is 1. f5 fxe5 2. h4 c4 3. Kf1 b5 4. Ke2 b4 5. Kf3 c3 6. Kxg3 cxb2 7. Kh3 b1=Q 8. g4# The wrong way is 1. e6 Kg6 2. f5+ Kg7 3. Kf1 b5 4. Ke2 Kf8 5. Kf3 c4 6. Ke4 Ke7 7. h4 a5 8. Kd4 Kd6 9. e7 Kxe7 10. Kc5 a4 11. Kxb5 c3 12. bxc3 a3 and Black wins.
Position Two Solution:WHITE WINS! The right way is 1. Kf5 h3 2. Kg4 Kg2 3. a6 h2 4. a7 h1=Q 5. a8=Q+ Kg1 6. Qa1+ Kg2 7. Qb2+ Kf1 8. Qb1+ Kg2 9. Qc2+ Kf1 10. Qd1+ Kg2 11. Qe2+ Kg1 12. Kg3 Qh4+ 13. Kxh4 Kh1 14. Kg3 Kg1 15. Qe1# The wrong way is 1. a6 h3 2. a7 Kg1 3. a8=Q h2 4. Qa1+ Kg2 5. Qb2+ Kg1 6. Qd4+ Kg2 7. Qg4+ Kf1 8. Qf3+ Kg1 9. Qg3+ Kh1 and the well known rook pawn or bishop pawn on the seventh can draw with the right king positions. The queen is helpless.
Position Three Solution:WHITE WINS! 1. e7 b1=Q 2. e8=Q Qh7 (2. ... Qb6+ 3. Kd7+) 3. Kc8 Qg7 4. Qd8 Qf7 (4. ... bxa6 5. Qd5+ Qb7+ 6. Qxb7#) 5. Qh8 Qe7 6. Qg8 Qg7 7. Qxg7 bxa6 8. Qb7# A fa- mous endgame study by Joseph.
Position Four Solution:WHITE WINS! 1. b6+ Kxb6 (1. ... Kb8 2. h4 a5 3. h5 a4 4.
h6 a3 5. h7 a2 6. h8=Q a1=Q 7. Qg8 Qa2 8. Qe8 Qa4 9. Qe5+ Ka8 10. Qh8 Qd4+ 11. Qxd4 Kb8 12. Ke7 Ka8 13. Qd8#) 2. h4 a5 3. h5 a4 4. h6 a3 5. h7 a2 6. h8=Q a1=Q 7. Qxa1.
Position Five Solution:WHITE WINS! Based on a problem above you should know this was a draw— 1. b8=Q f2+ 2. Kxf2 a2. The right way is 1. Kf1 a2 2. Kf2 (2.b8=Q f2 3. Qe5+ Kb1 4. Qb5+ Ka1 is a draw.) 2. ... Kb2 3. b8=Q+ Kc2 4. Qe5 Kb1 5. Qb5+ Kc1 6. Qa4 Kb2 7. Qb4+ Kc2 8. Qa3 Kb1 9. Qb3+ Ka1 10. Ke3 f2 11. Qb5 f1=Q 12. Qxf1+ Kb2 13. Kd2 a1=Q 14. Qb5+ Ka3 15. Qa5+ Kb2 16. Qb4+ Ka2 17. Kc2 and wins.
Position Six Solution: WHITE WINS!1. Ka8 b1=Q 2. b8=N+ (the key to everything!) 2. ... Ka5 3. Nc6+ Ka6 4. Nxb4+ Ka5 5. Nc6+ Ka6 6. b4 Qxb4 7. Nxb4+ Ka5 8. Nc6+ Ka4 9. d6 b4 10. Nxb4 Kxb4 11. d7 b5 12. d8=Q.
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
(Page 11) Solutions: 1. K-c6 2. Q-b7 3. R-d8 4. K-b6 5. K-b6
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