After my inability to solve one of my own endgames where my opponent resigned early, I'm hesitant to make a fool of myself here, but it seems premature to me. With black to move, one line which prevents you from queening is:
1. ... a1=Q+ 2. Kh2 Qh1+ 3. Kg3 Qg2+ 4. K(any) Qxg7 5. hxg7 Kxg7 and it's looking like it's at least drawish. I need to go back to a board and look for something better, but even the above line seems better than resigning in the diagrammed position.
Not sure.... looks like a win for black to me:
Looks good to me, too. (I shouldn't be trying to solve chess positions at 5:00 a.m.)
Even if there was a problem in that Qh1+ line (which I don't think there is), why would Black not just play a1=Q+ Kh2 Qa8? If White promotes, Qxg8 ends the discussion -- White is left down a piece, with no way to stop the b-pawn. If he doesn't, Be4 next move should do the trick.
I'm wondering if Black just overlooked that he queens with check? Something doesn't add up here.
Hi, here's a position from a game I recently finished. I was suprised when black resigned on the verge of queening, I guess this is because black won't be able to mate me before I queen? Any analysis of this position would be welcome, as my endgame is not as strong as I would like it to be.