This is a very instructive position I found while looking at a game on Kurtgodden's blog post about the Pirc... This is a promotion technique in RvR endings that comes up every now and then and it's good to know because it's easy to overlook otb.
That is a very interesting endgame. Thanks for the post!
thanks for the reply! (*unsubtle bump*)
Anyone who doesn't know the Rh1-h2+-Rxa2 trick should learn it. It's really simple and really useful.
Yes. I agree.
What if the white king goes to take the pawn?
after 48...a2 49.Kd2 Rh1 50.Kc2 a1=Q or 50.Rxa2 Rh2+ winning the rook.
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