Chess

In 1922, the Russian chess composer Leonid Kubbel used only pawns to create a simple but rich endgame study (White: Ke3,P:a5,a6; Black: Kc8,P:b5,d7). White seems to be losing. The black king threatens to capture the white pawns and promote one of his.
 
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