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Black to Play and Draw

By Pete Tamburro

King and pawn endings can be simple and tricky all at the same time. Who queens when matters in this position from Allen Kaufman vs. Franklin Howard, Marshall Chess Club Championship, 1955. Howard found the path to draw the game even though White's passed pawn queens first. See how you do!


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