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StockFish says 10, but I can't see the win

#10 I believe the idiot strategy won't work

try it out against a local engine (even a weak one should draw against you)

the black bishop+pawn can stop both whites pawns
I don't get it. 58 Kd2 looks like being winning immediatly.
The next move will be most likely Qc3 winning the bishop and trading the queen for the pawn. The 2 pawns on the queenside are winning. For example:

58. Kd2 b1=Q
59. Qc3+ Ka2
60. Qxc2+ ...
#11, the idiot strategy works fine. I first looked at 49. Qxf7 Kc1 50. Qc4+ Bc2 51. Qb4 b1=Q 52. Qxb1+ Bxb1 53. Kf4 Kd2 54. g5 Kc3 55. Ke5 and then saw that the tablebases gave it as a win. Seems pretty clean to me.
Tkzonky #10 is completely correct. I believe this is the best way to win. Just take the pawn at f7 and then trade the queen for his passed pawn. there is no way for the bishop to stop both of the passed pawns.
#11, Perhaps you should relook at the position and if you still believe it is drawn I would suggest you start to study end games.

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