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This silver level problem has a specific two part strategy to win. Do you know it right off the bat?


1.Kg2 Kg7 [1...Kf8 2.Kf2 Ke7 (2...Kf7 3.Kf3 Ke7 4.Kg4 Ke8 (4...Kf6 5.Kf4) 5.Kg5 Ke7 6.Kg6 Ke8 7.Kf6 Kd7 8.Kf7 Kd8 9.Ke6 Kc7 10.Ke7) 3.Kg3 Kf7 4.Kf3 Kg7 5.Kg3 Kf7 6.Kf3 Kg7 7.Ke3 Kf7 8.Kd4 Ke7 9.Kc4 Kd7 10.Kb5 Kc7 11.Ka6 Kd7 12.Kb7 Kd8 13.Kc6 Ke7 14.Kc7] 2.Kg3 Kf7 3.Kf3 Ke7 4.Kg4 Kf6 5.Kf4 Kg6 6.e5 dxe5+ 7.Kxe5 Kf7 8.Kd6 Ke8 9.Kc7 and wins. The first part of the strategy is to obtain and maintain the opposition. If Black defends very well, as in the notes, then you have to add an “encirclement” aspect to your strategy. If you don’t have these skills, it is well worth playing through all the lines because two on one pawn endgames are very common.

 


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