Here is one winning line:
1. Kc3 Ka3 2. Kc4 Ka4 3. Kd3 b5 4. g4 b4 5. Kc2 and white stops black’s pawn, but black is too far away to stop white. But black can improve with 4. Kb4.
Maybe a similar idea works for white, but I can’t find it. Someone, please put me out of my misery!
This one is obviously too hard :).
Here is one winning line:
1. Kc3 Ka3 2. Kc4 Ka4 3. Kd3 b5 4. g4 b4 5. Kc2 and white stops black’s pawn, but black is too far away to stop white. But black can improve with 4. Kb4.
Maybe a similar idea works for white, but I can’t find it. Someone, please put me out of my misery!
You have some good ideas. Pretend like it’s the last round of a tournament and $5,000 is on the line. You have white and need a win!
Loomis,
The winning line is
1Kc3 Ka3. 2Kc4 Ka4. 3g4 if ..b5 , Kd3 and white stroll home with a full point.
Abel,
Good start, but there are some other subtleties besides 4.Kd3! Black is also advancing the passed-pawn.
What about 1. Kc2, allowing Black to queen first, but What qeens with Check?