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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown044"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "8/1p3pp1/pP4p1/Pk6/3K1P2/6PP/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] { Advanced Pawns are Winners|White's b-pawn is far advanced. White should protect it above all others. It is a winner. } 1. Kd5 { The only winning move. White prevents black from bringing his king to c6 where it can defend its pawns on both sides of the board. } ( { White can try: } 1. g4 Kc6 2. Ke5 Kd7 3. h4 f6+ 4. Kd5 Ke7 { Draw. Neither side can make progress. } ) 1... Kxa5 2. Kc5 f6 3. g4 g5 4. f5 Ka4 { Having run out of moves, black abandons his attack on white's b-pawn and hopes to advance his a-pawn. } 5. Kd6 Kb5 6. Kc7 a5 7. Kxb7 a4 8. Kc7 a3 9. b7 a2 10. b8=Q+ Kc4 11. Qg8+ Kd3 12. Qxa2 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0