Passed pawns must be pushed.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White player"]
[Black "Black player"]
[Result "*"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/p6p/3k4/2p5/2P3P1/2P5/P7/4K3 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Outside Passer.|The king and pawn endgame lesson demonstrates how to
defeat an opponent with an over extended pawn. The winning technique make
good use of an outside passer. } 1... Ke5 { Black intends to capture white's
overextended g-pawn and win using the h-pawn as an outside passer. } 2. Kf2 { White moves in an attempt to defend his kingside. } 2... Kf4 3. g5 { White pushes
black's king back as far as possible. } 3... Kxg5 4. Kg3 { White seizes the
opposition, but that will do little to change the outcome of the game. } 4... Kf5 5. Kf3 { White attempts to keep the black king from invading. } 5... a5 6. a3 a4 7. Ke3 h5 { Suddenly, the h-pawn comes alive and threatens to promote. } 8. Kf3 { White races to stop the outside passer. Black will use the outside passer to
keep white's king occupied and out of the way, while black invades to capture
white's c- and a-pawns. } 8... h4 9. Ke3 { White tries to defend his vulnerable
pawns. } 9... h3 10. Kf3 h2 11. Kg2 { White must stop the outside passer from
promoting. } 11... Ke4 { Black takes the opportunity to invade decisively. } 12. Kxh2 { The outside passer is sacrificed so that others can promote. } 12... Kd3 13. Kg1 { The white king can do nothing to stop the slaughter. } 13... Kxc4 14. Kf2 Kxc3 15. Ke2 c4 16. Kd1 Kb2 { The c-pawn will promote soon. Black wins. } *