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This is an instructional problem that I dust off every few years because it’s a favorite of mine. It’s a mating attack!


Even with just a few pawns on the board, White has a kingside mating attack. As usual, in king and pawn endings, things start with gaining the opposition: 1.Kf7 h5 2.h4 hxg4 [2...gxh4 3.g5 h3 4.g6+ Kh6 5.g7 h2 6.g8Q h1Q 7.Qg7#] 3.hxg5 g3 4.g6+ Kh6 5.g7 g2 6.g8Q

 


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