Chess puzzles regularly here

Ok,I pulled out the old endgamebook again.
White: Kd2,c4,f2,g2
Black: Kc6,d4,g4,g5
Black to play and draw.

I think if black plays 1....Kb6 black wins the game, because if white follows with 2.Kd3 black achieves opposition with 2...Kc5 3.f3 g3 (if gxf3 then gxf3 giving white the game) 4.f4 gxf4 5.Ke4 Kxc4 6.Kxf4 d3 and black wins the game. I'm probably wrong and I missed something or have the board setup wrong.

Originally posted by Otis
I think if black plays 1....Kb6 black wins the game, because if white follows with 2.Kd3 black achieves opposition with 2...Kc5 3.f3 g3 (if gxf3 then gxf3 giving white the game) 4.f4 gxf4 5.Ke4 Kxc4 6.Kxf4 d3 and black wins the game. I'm probably wrong and I missed something or have the board setup wrong.

oh didn't see that. Well what about 1....g3 2.fxg3 or f3 then ... Kb6 3. Kd3 Kc5 and winning then?

Originally posted by Otis
oh didn't see that. Well what about 1....g3 2.fxg3 or f3 then ... Kb6 3. Kd3 Kc5 and winning then?

Originally posted by SirLoseALot
Ok,your turn to post a puzzle 🙂

Originally posted by Mephisto2
Since nobody posts a new puzzle, here is one.

White: Kg5 Qc1 Rc5
Black: Ke7 Qb8 Rd8
White plays and wins.

Careful, this is not an easy one.

Originally posted by SirLoseALot
1.Qe3+ Kf7 2.Qf3+ Kg7 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4.Kg6 Rd7 5.Qe6+ Kf8 6.Rf5+ Rf7 7.Qxf7#

1.Qe3+ Kf7 2.Qf3+ Kg7 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4.Kg6 Qg3+ 5.Rg5 Qc7 6.Kh6+ Qg7+
7.Qxg7#

1.Qe3+ Kf7 2.Qf3+ Kg7 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4 Kg6 Qb7 5.Qxd8#

1.Qe3+ Kf8 2.Rf5+ Kg8 3.Qe6+ Kg7 4.Rf7+ Kg8 5.Qg6+ Kh8 6.Rh7#

1.Qe3+ Kf8 2.Rf5+ Kg8 3.Qe6+ Kh8 4.Kh6 Qh2+ 5.Rh5 Qc7 6.Kg6+ Qh7+ 7.Rxh7#

1.Qe3 ...[text shortened]...
1.Qe3+ Kd7 2.Rd5+ Kc6 3.Qc5+ Kb7 4.Qb4+ Kc6 5.Qc4+ Kb7 6.Rb5+ Ka8 7.Qc6+ Ka7 8.Ra5#

Sir Lot.

Originally posted by Mephisto2
Since nobody posts a new puzzle, here is one.

White: Kg5 Qc1 Rc5
Black: Ke7 Qb8 Rd8
White plays and wins.

Careful, this is not an easy one.

Natrually my answer assumes that Queen vesus Rook in endgame is a sure win... Is it so?

Originally posted by chasparos
Seems to me (I'm sort of new to all this) 1. Rc7+
offers no chance for black to escape.
Black has to respond Ke6 to avoid swift forced mate.
(1. ... Kd6 , 2. Qc6+ Ke6 , 3. Re7🙄
(1. ... Ke8 , 2. Qe1+ Kf8 3. Qe7+ Kg8 , 4. Qg7🙄
(1. ... Kf8 Same line as above)

so
1. Rc7+ Ke6 , 2. Qe3+ Kd5 (Kd6 same as above)
3. Qc5+ Ke4 , 4. Re7+

This is it. Ei ...[text shortened]... Qf2+ Kh1 , 8. Qg2🙄
(4. ... Kd3 , 5. Qa3+ .... onwards to a forced mate)

Am I Right?

Originally posted by Mephisto2
Good effort, and you got the first move right. But you omitted black's best reply to 1.Rc7+, which is Rd7!. Go from there.

ps. yes, apart from specific positions which lead to stalemate, K+Q vs. K+R is a win . It is not very difficult, and takes some 15 to 30 moves, meaning you can even allow for one or two weaker moves and recuperate before the 50-move limit.

From now on I'll keep my mouth shut...
Kd8 line is flawed.... ( Qb5+ )..
Ill get it tho... sooner or later :-)

Originally posted by chasparos
I Should have known i'd miss something :-)

How about:
1. Rc7+ Rd7!
2. Qc5+

Alternates:
1.) 2. ... Kd8 3. Qd6 Ke8 4. Qe6+ Kf8 5. Rxd7 -> Easy win
(3. ... Qxc7 leads to 4. Qf8# )

2.) 2. ... Ke8 3. Rc8+ Qxc8 4. Qxc8+ -> ...[text shortened]... xd7+

Is this closer :-) What have I missed this time... ;-)

Originally posted by Mephisto2
You are making progress, but not there yet.

1.Rc7+ Rd7 2.Qc5+ and Kd8 is the only move for black.
You are right about the alternatives
1) Ke8? loses after 3.Qe5+ Kd8 (mate in a few after Kf7) 4.Rxd7+ winst the queen
2) Kc8? 3.Rc8+ wins as you indicate, but stronger is 3.Qe5+ Kd8 (if 3.Kf8 then 4.Qf5+ Kg8 5.Qxd7 wins, and black doesn't even have a check) 4.rxd7+ wins the queen

How does white proceed after 2. ... Kd8?