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  • In this position Black is 1 move away
  • from queening but White can still win
  • provided that it is his move.
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  • The first step is to get the queen
  • close.
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  • Black did not want to move in front
  • of the pawn.
  • ...
  • These kinds of positions often arise
  • fron king and pawn endings where both
  • sides are trying to queen a pawn.
  •  One side queens first and must
  • stop the other side from queening.
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  • Getting the queen behind the pawn
  • forces ...
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  • ... the king to protect it.
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  • This check forces the king in front
  • of the pawn.
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  • Now that the king is in front of the
  • pawn, White doesn't have to worry
  • about the pawn queening so he is free
  • to advance his king.
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  • The king will be needed to finish
  • Black because the queen can't do it
  • alone.
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  • Now black threatens to queen the pawn
  • again.
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  • Pin it.  This is the first part
  • of a 4 part maneuver.
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  • He doesn't want to play Ke3 because
  • of Qd1 stopping the pawn forever.
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  • This check is the second part of a 4
  • part manuever.
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  • Again Black doesn't want to go in
  • front of the pawn.
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  • Step #3 is to get behind the pawn.
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  • Again this is forced.
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  • Step #4 is to check forcing him in
  • front of the pawn.
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  • Now that the king is in front of the
  • pawn ...
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  • ... the White king is free to
  • approach.
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  • Again the threat to queen the pawn.
  • See if you can predict the
  • remaining moves!
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  • Step 1.
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  • ...
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  • Step 2.
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  • ...
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  • Step 3.
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  • ...
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  • Step 4.
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  • ...
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  • Advance the king.
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  • ...
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  • Now that his king is closer White can
  • take a different tactic.
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  • Forced or lose the pawn.
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  • Threatening mate.
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  • Trying to run away.
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  • The king won't get far.
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  • ...
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  • Mate!
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