Answers.Body: <p>According to the Nalimov Endgame Tablebase: <a href="http://www.k4it.de/?topic=egtb&amp;lang=en">http://www.k4it.de/?topic=egtb&amp;lang=en</a> this position is a win in 40 moves for black, if black promotes for a knight to block the upcoming avalanche of checks.
  However if black promotes for a queen it's a draw.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am only used to check-in-n type of puzzle, so I am quite lost when my friend challenge me to this endgame position. EDIT: figured out how to do the chess board (note: the board seemed to be flipped, the black pawn should be close to queening)</p>
  
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  <p>Can Black win?
  Black move first.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[fen "8/7Q/7K/8/8/kp6/qp6/8 b - - 0 1"]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>=====</p>
  
  <p>It seemed very obviously that black should win, with an advantage of 2 nearly queening pawns. Yet the way the question is asked make me think otherwise.</p>
  
Tags: <endgame><puzzles><queen-endgame>
Title: Strategy behind this chess position?
ThreadText: # Strategy behind this chess position?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-09)
  
  I am only used to check-in-n type of puzzle, so I am quite lost when my friend challenge me to this endgame position. EDIT: figured out how to do the chess board (note: the board seemed to be flipped, the black pawn should be close to queening)
  
  =====
  
  Can Black win?
  Black move first.
  
  ```
  [fen "8/7Q/7K/8/8/kp6/qp6/8 b - - 0 1"]
  
  ```
  
  =====
  
  It seemed very obviously that black should win, with an advantage of 2 nearly queening pawns. Yet the way the question is asked make me think otherwise.
  
  **Tags:** endgame, puzzles, queen-endgame
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-10. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  According to the Nalimov Endgame Tablebase: <http://www.k4it.de/?topic=egtb&lang=en> this position is a win in 40 moves for black, if black promotes for a knight to block the upcoming avalanche of checks.
  However if black promotes for a queen it's a draw.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I wish there are more intuitive way to explain the solution (there are still a lot of random stuff happening afterward), but I guess this will do.  
  
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