That misses the win because the black bishop can get back to the b1-h7 diagonal and create a blockade before the king and pawn get through.
The best move is Kh6, putting black in zugzwang. Some continuations...
Difficulty to understand this endgame
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Apr 18, 2023
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evert823 wrote:
This position is won according to the engine but I find it hard to really understand how to win it.
I went for a6 Bxa6 Kxh5 which misses the win.
The absolute easiest and most simple to understand plan here is to DIRECTLY march the white King over to the Queen side to support the pawn on the a-file to force black to sacrifice his Bishop to stop the a-file pawn from Queening. The black King is STUCK because he MUST keep an eye on the white pawn on f6, if he moves to the fifth rank then the pawn just moves on to Queen and the black King cannot stop it. After black sacrifices his Bishop to stop the a-file pawn the win is easy.
Here is a PGN implementing the plan:
This position is won according to the engine but I find it hard to really understand how to win it.
I went for a6 Bxa6 Kxh5 which misses the win.