Free Course – Mutually Protected Passed Pawns

[Event "Mutually Protected Passed Pawns"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/8/1k6/8/P1P4K/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] 1. Kh4 {White pawns indirectly protect each other. If black king attacks one of these pawns, the other pawn will move forward.} Ka4 2. c4 Ka5 ({If black takes the pawn on a3 with} 2... Kxa3 {,} 3. c5 {and this pawn is unstoppable.}) 3. Kh5 Kb6 4. a4 {maintaining pawns in the same fashion} Kc5 5. a5 {Once again if black king takes the pawn on c4, the pawn on a5 will move forward.} Kc6 6. Kh6 Kb7 7. c5 Ka6 8. c6 Ka7 9. Kxh7 Kb8 10. a6 Kc7 11. a7 {White wins} 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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