White's King has to work really hard to do two jobs at once. Which way should he go?
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The White King moves down the diagonal to g7, and Black pushes his pawn to h4? Now what?
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This time Black THREATENS the White Pawn. Where next?
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Yes, the Bishop moves to f6 and Black plays d5-d4 to block it off. How about getting your Knight into action?
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So what should White do instead? It's not so easy.
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Can you see what White should play in this position?
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Well, you've got to make it as hard as possible for Black to queen his pawn. How should you start, do you think?
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Yes, we play Nb8-c6, so that if Black pushes his pawn White has a KNIGHT FORK. So Black might as well take the Knight. What happens next?
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Bh4-f6 is the move, still trying to stop the a-pawn. Now if a3-a2 White has a SKEWER so Black moves his King back to d5. Now it's impossible to stop the pawn so how else could White try to win?
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A big surprise - White plays d2-d3, which seems to have no point at all. Black has no other useful moves so plays a3-a2. Have you seen what's coming yet?
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White's next move is c2-c4+. Now if Black captures en passant the Bishop takes on c3, which is winning for White. Black has to keep defending the d-pawn so moves his King to c5. Your move again!
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