White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Not remembering how a king stops three passed pawns once cost a world champion a tournament win. 1.g5 Ke6 2.gxh6 Kf6 3.Kc2! c4 4.Kc1! d3 Here are the other key moves to know--4...b3 5.Kb2; 4...c3 5.Kc2 5.Kd2 b3 6.Kc3 and Black is forced to move his king--or after he loses all his pawns—and the White pawn queens. Remember, with the three opposing pawns abreast, the defending king must be in the middle and have two empty squares between the king and the pawn. Of course, the pawns have to be on their own.
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