I think White needs to not check and simply sit on the 7th rank and get his King to e6. If he can snap off the pawn at E7, you would have a R v R ending with a draw but I might be mistaken. Have you put the position into an endgame table base?
Silman's Endgame course
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ElNegroCorazon wrote:
I think White needs to not check and simply sit on the 7th rank and get his King to e6. If he can snap off the pawn at E7, you would have a R v R ending with a draw but I might be mistaken. Have you put the position into an endgame table base?
Yes... after 2.e6+ it's is something ridicules like mate #25. I'm thinking Silman didn't see 2.e6+
Nov 7, 2025
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And pg 172, diagram 177
https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/mistake-in-silmans-complete-endgame-course
Nov 9, 2025
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It is still a draw though, but not after 1...Rg6??, but rather, 1...Rb8!
Think I found an error in this Philidor type position
Test 9 on pg 145
Black to move