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Rook Against a Pawn
Whether a lone rook can stop, or must let through, an enemy pawn running for the queening square. It comes down to who's closer: the rook's own king, or the pawn's escort.
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How it's played
1.Ke4 Kh3 2.Kf3 Kh4 3.Kf4 Kh3 4.Rxg3+
More lines
Rook Against a Pawn
1.Kg3 e2 2.Re8+ Kd5 3.Kf3 Kd4 4.Rd8+ Kc4 5.Kxe2
Rook Against a Pawn
1.Ke2 b2 2.Rb6+ Kc3 3.Kd1 Kd3 4.Rxb2
Rook Against a Pawn
1.Kb2 Ke2 2.Re8+ Kd3 3.Rd8+ Ke4 4.Kc2 Ke5 5.Kxd2
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