Answers.Body: <p>1.d6+ Ke8</p>
  
  <p>2.e6 a4 (pawn move 1)</p>
  
  <p>3.Kf6 a3 (pawn move 2) [Note: 3.e7 Kf7!]</p>
  
  <p>4.e7 a2 (pawn move 3)</p>
  
  <p>5.Ke6 a1=Q (pawn move 4)</p>
  
  <p>6.d7 mate</p>
  
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Body: <p>From Fine's BCE:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kL6dq.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>I can only see the pawn getting to a2 after 1.d6+ Kd8 2.e6 a4 3.Kf6 a3 4.e7+ Ke8 5.Ke6 a2 6.d7#. That's three pawn moves, not four.</p>
  
  <p>What is the more resistant defence I missed?</p>
  
Tags: <analysis><endgame><problems>
Title: Where is there a mate in four (pawn moves)?
ThreadText: # Where is there a mate in four (pawn moves)?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-30)
  
  From Fine's BCE:
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/kL6dq.jpg)
  
  I can only see the pawn getting to a2 after 1.d6+ Kd8 2.e6 a4 3.Kf6 a3 4.e7+ Ke8 5.Ke6 a2 6.d7#. That's three pawn moves, not four.
  
  What is the more resistant defence I missed?
  
  **Tags:** analysis, endgame, problems
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-05-02. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  1.d6+ Ke8
  
  2.e6 a4 (pawn move 1)
  
  3.Kf6 a3 (pawn move 2) [Note: 3.e7 Kf7!]
  
  4.e7 a2 (pawn move 3)
  
  5.Ke6 a1=Q (pawn move 4)
  
  6.d7 mate
  
  
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