Fundamentals (part 32)

Spanton (2032) - Foppe-Jan Montsma (1956)
Amsterdam B 2005

Black has just captured on d5 - who stands better?

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26.Ke2
White has a large advantage, although the text is the only way to preserve it, according to the analysis engines Stockfish10 and Komodo10.
26...h5 27.Kd3 h4 28.g3 h3 29.f4 a6 30.a3 a5 31.a4 c5 32.g4
White's threat to create a passer on the kingside will, if all else fails, force Black to abandon the queenside.
32...c6 33.g5 Kd6
Or 33...Ke6 34.Ke4 etc.
34.Kc4
Black is in zugzwang.
34...Ke6 35.Kxc5 Kf5 36.b4 1-0