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Rook and pawn endings require planning and often subtle maneuvering. This position is no different. Can you see it all the way to the end? In a tournament game you would have to.


A study by Fine in 1941. 1.Rg8+ Kf4 2.Rh8 Kg4 3.Kb1 h4 4.Kc2 h3 5.Kd2 Kg3 6.Ke2 Kg2 If 6...h2 7.Kf1 and the pawn falls. 7.Rg8+ Kh1 You need to learn this clever maneuver if Black plays 7...Kh2 8.Kf2 Kh1 9.Rg1+ Kh2 10.Rg3 Kh1 11.Rxh3# 8.Kf3 h2 9.Kg3 Kg1 10.Kh3+ Kh1 11.Rd8 Kg1 12.Rd1+ and wins. We assume you can mate with King and Rook vs. King.

 


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