Can You Force A Pawn Through?

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The given position is from Van Nuss - Schmidt and has a simple win for black, requiring a pawn breakthrough to force a pawn through to promotion. Black to play and win:

1... b3 and white resigns. If 2. axb3 a2 and black wins & if 2. bxa3 bxa2 and black wins.

The following line loses:

1... axb2 2. d4 bxc3 3. dxc5 and white wins

Pawn endings will make up half of 3/4 of your endgames... study pawn endings!

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