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By Pete Tamburro

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Pete Tamburro on Aug 3, 2024

Published in Chess Puzzles

White will win if he can safely queen his h-pawn, but Black threatens to play his pawn to e4 to stop it. What to do?

A study by Paul Heuacker in 1930. 1.Ba7 Ba1 2.Kb1 Bc3 3.Kc2 Ba1 4.Bd4 Bxd4 4...Kg5 5.h7 exd4 6.Kd3! (6.h8=Q?? d3+!=) 5.Kd3 Ba1 6.Ke4 and the pawn queens.

Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

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