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Here’s another basic king and pawn ending, but you had better be mindful of the concept of “opposition.”


1.f6 Kd6 [1...e5+ 2.Kxe5 Kd7 3.Kd5 Ke8 (3...Kd8 4.Kd6 Ke8 5.Ke6) 4.Ke6] 2.Ke4 Kd7 [2...e5 3.Kf5 e4 4.Kg6 e3 5.f7 e2 (5...Kd5 6.f8Q Ke4 7.Qf1) 6.f8Q+] 3.Ke5 Kd8 [3...Ke8 4.Kxe6 Kf8 5.f7] 4.Kd6 Ke8 5.Kxe6 Kf8 6.f7 Kg7 7.Ke7

 


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