How to win Queen vs Rook?

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Pls help , this is so confusing

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this is not easy.     check out this game from a Grandmaster versus a computer from 1978 ( much weaker than today's computers ) where this ending occured.      It was a Draw  as  Browne could not win within 50 moves !

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1480950

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here is a more modern example between Grandmasters where a Draw was also the result !

http://web.chessdailynews.com/can-a-2750-win-a-queen-vs-rook-endgame/

 

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Help?
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https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=3k1r2/8/8/8/8/8/4Q3/4K3_w_-_-_0_1

 

There are Tablebase.

Learn yourself. 

Chess is solved up to 7 men TB.

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Some positions, are draw due to 50 moves rule. Some position are win within 50 moves rule.

White win in 45 moves.

 

White win in 55 moves.

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White win in 62 moves. One of the longest win or the hardest position to win with KQvKR.

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so easy answer

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