White to play and draw or Win.

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White to play and draw or Win.

Post by Chessqueen »

With one of this position playing White, you can win, but with the other position you can only draw, please do NOT use any engine try to solve it yourself :roll:
Is White winning on both of these positions?
Can you win with both of these positions ?
[d]8/8/8/5K2/5Q2/8/4kp2/8 w - - 0 1[\fen]

[d]/8/8/8/2K5/2Q5/8/1kp5/8 w - - 0 1[\fen]
Chessqueen
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Re: How many of you knew these 2 endings?

Post by Chessqueen »

Chessqueen wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:24 pm With one of this position playing White, you can win, but with the other position you can only draw, please do NOT use any engine try to solve it yourself :roll:
Is White winning on both of these positions?
Can you win with both of these positions ?
[d]8/8/8/5K2/5Q2/8/4kp2/8 w - - 0 1[\fen]

[d][8/8/8/5K2/5Q2/8/5pk1/8 w - - 0 1 \fen]