[Event "EOC-ch-Final 2021"] [White "Socko,Monika"] [Black "Engel,Luis"] [Site "Online"] [Round "6.15"] [Annotator "Karsten Mueller"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.03.30"] [WhiteElo "2421"] [BlackElo "2553"] [PlyCount "29"] [Setup "1"] [FEN "8/8/1b6/1P5P/P2pk3/6K1/8/8 w - - 0 76"] {Running pawn or retreating king that is the question In a pawn races the question is often to run or to deal with the enemy pawn first:} 76. h6 $2 { This is too direct. First White's king has to dealt with the d-pawn:} (76. Kf2 Kd3 77. h6 Kc2 78. h7 d3+ 79. Kg2 Bd4 80. b6 d2 81. b7 d1=Q 82. b8=Q $11 )({ Even} 76. Kg2 d3 77. Kf1 Ba5 78. Kf2 $11 {is playable.} )d3 77. h7 Bd4 78. b6 d2 79. b7 d1=Q 80. b8=Q Qg1+ 81. Kh3 {The critical moment has been reached.} Qh1+ $2 {Now White can coordinate the defense.} (81... Qf1+ {wins, e. g.} 82. Kh2 (82. Kh4 Bf2+ 83. Kg5 Qg2+ 84. Kf6 Bd4+ 85. Kf7 Qg7+ 86. Ke6 Qf6+ 87. Kd7 Qf5+ $1 88. Ke8 Qe6+ 89. Kd8 Bf6+ 90. Kc7 Be5+ 91. Kd8 Qf6+ $19 )Bg1+ 83. Kg3 Qf3+ 84. Kh4 Bf2+ 85. Kg5 Qf5+ 86. Kh6 Qf6+ 87. Kh5 Qf7+ 88. Kg5 { Now Black's bishop starts the attack:} Be3+ 89. Kh4 (89. Kg4 Qf5+ 90. Kg3 Bf4+ 91. Kg2 Qg4+ 92. Kf1 Qh3+ $19 )Qxh7+ 90. Kg3 Qg6+ 91. Kh4 Qg5+ 92. Kh3 Qf5+ 93. Kg2 Qf3+ 94. Kh2 Bf4+ $19 )82. Qh2 Qf3+ 83. Qg3 Qh5+ 84. Qh4+ Qxh4+ 85. Kxh4 Kd5 86. a5 Kc6 87. a6 Kb6 88. Kg5 Kxa6 89. Kg6 Kb6 90. Kf7 1/2-1/2