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A new type of fortress??? (rook and pawns endgame)

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1e4c6_O-1
Sep 24, 2020
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#1
White: @sye810
Black: @MISTER_McCHESS
Result: Draw by repetition

 

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Arisktotle
Sep 25, 2020
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#2

No it's not a fortress. The main characteristic of a fortress is that an inferior force keeps a superior force at bay. Here it is just a local strategic stand-off. White is better as his rook is more active. For instance he could have played 40. e4! to win a pawn though it is probably insufficient to win the game.