Game 04

(4) Queen - King's pawn

White can always win against any pawn on the seventh except a bishop's pawn or a rook's pawn because there is no stalemate defence. The technique is to force the king either to abandon the pawn or to assume a position in front of the pawn thereby allowing the white king to approach.

1.Qd4+ Kc2 2.Qe3 Kd1 3.Qd3+ Ke1 4.Kb7 Kf2 5.Qd4+ Kf1 6.Qf4+ Kg2 7.Qe3 Kf1 8.Qf3+ Ke1 9.Kc6 Kd2 10.Qf4+ Kd1 11.Qd4+ Kc2 12.Qe3 Kd1 13.Qd3+ Ke1 14.Kd5 Kf2 15.Qd4+ Kf1 16.Qf4+ Kg1 17.Qg3+ Kf1 18.Qf3+ Ke1 19.Kd4 Kd2 20.Qd3+ Ke1 21.Ke3 Kf1 22.Qxe2+ Kg1 23.Kf3 Kh1 24.Qg2# *