Fine presented this study as a win for White; this is such a simple-looking position that probably few readers have taken a close look. In the first (1...Kf4) variation that Fine gives, Black keeps the draw in hand with
3...Kf5
[After the blunder 3...g5?
Fine gave the winning line as 4.h3
Kf5
5.Kd3!
"and White has the opposition"]
4.Kd3
Ke5
[also good is 4...Kg4=
]
5.h3
Kd5!
6.Ke3
Ke5
7.h4
Kf5!
8.Kf3
g6!
9.g4+
Kf6
10.Kf4
g5+!
11.hxg5+
Kg6
and Black holds. (John Nunn points out that Yuri Averbakh discovered this error years ago. Nunn also published the correction in the revised, 2007 edition of his book, Secrets of Practical Chess) 1/2-1/2