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Queen and pawn versus queen

White to win. Queen and pawn on the seventh. Win through the checks.

White: king b7, pawn c7, queen c2. Black: king h6, queen f3. White to move.

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queen and pawn vs queen

Queen and pawn versus queen: pawn on the seventh, cross-checks

win

White to play and win

With the pawn on the seventh the defender relies on perpetual check. The attacker's main weapons are cross-checks: answering a check with a check that also forces a queen trade or shields the king.

Find the right plan. Every move is checked against perfect play.

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