[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Xmas D 4"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1pPK3b/8/8/8/5k2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1861.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] {[#]} {I find the first two moves of this study breathtakingly beautiful. As it progresses the critical tempo gain reminds me of Reti's famous pawn ending study.} 1. Kc8 $1 (1. Kd6 $2 {With the pawn in situ White cannot win it.} Bf5 2. Kc5 Ke4 3. Kb6 Bc8 $19 4. Ka7 b5 5. Kb8 Bf5 $19) (1. Ke6 $2 Ke4 $19) (1. c8=Q $2 Bf5+ 2. Kc7 Bxc8 $19) 1... b5 (1... b6 2. Kb7 $11) 2. Kd7 $1 {white goes back from whence he came} b4 {this may look like a hopeless chase but...} (2... Bf5+ 3. Kd6 Bc8 (3... b4 {transposes to the mainline}) 4. Kc5 Ba6 5. c8=Q Bxc8 6. Kxb5 $11) 3. Kd6 (3. Ke6 $2 Ke4 $19) 3... Bf5 4. Ke5 {white picks up a vital tempo on the bishop} Bc8 (4... b3 5. Kxf5 b2 6. c8=Q b1=Q+ $11) 5. Kd4 $11 {white has lured the pawn forward and will capture it} *