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JG27Pyth
Oct 18, 2009
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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.

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trob33
Oct 18, 2009
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That is a very interesting endgame. Thanks for the post!

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JG27Pyth
Oct 18, 2009
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thanks for the reply! (*unsubtle bump*)

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JG27Pyth
Oct 18, 2009
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Eiwob wrote:

Anyone who doesn't know the Rh1-h2+-Rxa2 trick should learn it. It's really simple and really useful.

Yes. I agree.

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Kxg
Oct 20, 2009
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What if the white king goes to take the pawn?

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Kxg
Oct 20, 2009
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JG27Pyth
Oct 20, 2009
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Kxg wrote:

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.