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Chess Summer School Day 8. Our guest teacher today is former world champ Mikhail Botvinnik, who composed this. If I were Black in this position, I’d offer a draw in the hopes that my opponent didn’t see the win.


Those b-pawns are important! Do you see why? 1.Kf2 Kf5 2.Kf3 Ke5 3.g4 hxg4+ 4.Kxg4 f5+ [If there were no b-pawns, this would now be a draw as, depending on white's reply, either both or neither of the pawns would queen.] 5.Kf3 f4 6.h5 Kf5 7.h6 Kg6 8.Kxf4 Kxh6 9.Ke5 Kg7 10.Kd5 Kf7 11.Kc5 Ke7 12.Kxb5 Kd7 13.Kb6 [Also 13.Ka6 Kc6 14.b5+ Kc7 15.Ka7] 13...Kc8 14.Ka7 Kc7 15.b5 and wins.

 


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