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Writer's pictureJohn Hendrick

Pawn Breakthrough Puzzle

Updated: Aug 1, 2021


The following puzzle is the most famous puzzle for pawn breakthroughs. It is white to play and win. White is trying to promote one of the pawns into a queen. Good luck! Come back next Monday to see the answer:


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johnhendrick64
09 wrz 2019

That is correct. The answer is 1.b6! Black can play 1...axb6 or 1...cxb6. If 1...axb6, white plays 2.c6! sacrificing a pawn. After 2...bxc6, white plays a6 and the white pawns are too fast. If 1...cxb6, white plays 2.a6! sacrificing the a pawn this time. After 2...bxc6, white plays c6 and white queens first.

Polub

Its me Divakar. The answer to this is b6

Polub
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