Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf.
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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown42"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "r1b1kb1r/5pp1/p3pq1p/3p4/5P2/2N5/PPPQ2PP/2KR1B1R w kq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Nxd5 exd5 2. Qxd5 Rb8 { Black threatens Qxb2#. } 3. Bb5+ { The key move.|The only winning move. } 3... Rxb5 4. Rhe1+ Be7 ( { Black can try: } 4... Be6 5. Qd7# ) ( { Black can also try: } 4... Qe7 5. Qd8# ) ( { Black can also try: } 4... Qe6 5. Qd8# ) 5. Qd8# 1-0