Thursday, November 13, 2014

Q vs 2P endgame puzzle


Black to move, who wins? or draw? Based on the natural  assumption that a Queen is better than 2 pawns, white has the psychological edge. Sure? We will discuss in the comments section. This is a ~ 1500 rated problem.

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2 comments:

  1. AoxomoxoA wonderingNovember 14, 2014 at 12:17 PM

    I am afraid every move wins for white. My solution is Queen h2 and then the Kc4 -> f4. Black can only wait and die, I think there is nothing to think

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  2. SVCNovember 14, 2014 at 4:40 PM

    Kc4 to f4 is the key, you got it right.

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