Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all.
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[Event "Study"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown01"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/1K3P2/8/8/8/4p3/3k4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Black has played for this position incorrectly believing that the black pawn
is sufficient to draw even against a far superior force. White, who will
promote first, knows a secret that black is about to learn the hard way. The
queen's power blossums fully in the endgame where it can attack seemingly
everything at once.|The side with a queen can force his opponent's king to
assume a post directly in front of his own pawn. Then, when the pawn cannot
be advanced, the queen's king will approach to eventually pick off the pawn.
This forcing maneuver is performed as often as necessary. The queen may also
blockade her opponent's pawn directly, if permitted the opportunity. } 1. f8=Q { While it is checkmate in 20 moves with best play by both sides, you need not
calculate all 20 moves. You only need to calculate 2 move ahead, and know the
general technique to achieve a win. } 1... e2 2. Qb4+ Kd1 3. Qd4+ Kc1 4. Qe3+ Kd1 5. Qd3+ Ke1 6. Kc6 Kf2 7. Qd2 Kf1 8. Qf4+ Kg2 9. Qe3 Kf1 10. Qf3+ Ke1 11. Kd5 Kd2 12. Qf4+ Kd1 13. Qd4+ Kc2 14. Qe3 Kd1 15. Qd3+ Ke1 16. Ke4 Kf2 17. Qf3+ Ke1 18. Kd3 Kd1 19. Qxe2+ Kc1 20. Qc2# *