White to move. What is the best continuation for White? No computer please! 🙂
8/3P4/R7/4P3/8/1k6/p3r3/K7 w – – 0 0
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Difficult R and P endgame review
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I can get to a King Queen ending versus a King Rook ending. It is difficult play for me from there
1.Rb6+ Ka3
(1…Kc3 2.d8=Q)
2.Rb1 axb1=Q+
(2…Re1 3.Rxe1)
(2…Rd2 3.e6)
3.Kxb1 Rd2
4.e6 Kb3
5.Kc1 Rd5
6.e7 Rxd7
7.e8=Q Rd4
Spoiler ahead!
1. Rb5+ Ka3 (1. … Kc3 2. d8Q and the King escapes the mate via a2) 2. Rb1 axbQ+ (2. … Rd2 3. e6 or 2. … Rxe5 3. d8Q) 3. Kxb1 Kb3 4. Kc1 Kc3 5. d8Q Re1+ 6. Qd1 Rxd1+ 7. Kxd1 and the e-pawn is through.
/gb
1 Rb5+ Ka3 2 Rb1 ab1=Q+ 3 Kb1 Rd2 4 e6 and white queens.
R to b1 via b6+. No mate for black and white can queen a pawn for the rook.
1. Rb6+ Ka3
2. Rb1 axb1+
3. Kxb1 Rd2
4. e6 Kb3
5. Kc1 Kc3
6. e7 Re2
7. e8(Q)
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if the black king moves to some other square on move 1, then 2. d8(Q)
doesn’t look that hard, am i missing something?
1.Rb6+ Ka3
2.Rb1 axb1
3.Kxb1 (white can go for Queen with d-pawn..)
1.Rb6+ Ka3
2.Rb1 axb1
3.Kxb1 (white can go for Queen with d-pawn..)
1.Rb6+ Ka3
2.Rb1 axb1
3.Kxb1 (white can go for Queen with d-pawn..)
I think it’s Ra3+ Ka3 Rb1! axb1(Q)+ (Rxe5 Rd1) Kxb1 Kb3! Kc1 Kc3 d8(Q)! Re1+ Qd1 and wins.
1. Rb6+ Ka3
2. Rb1 axb1=Q+
3. Kxb1 Kb3
4. Kc1 here on black cannot avoid the d or e pawn from queening
if Rd2 then e6 then either of the pawns will queen
1. Rb6+ Ka3 2. Rb1? then one of the white pawns queens and wins (if king is chased e.g. 2..axb1=Q+ 3. Kxb1 Kb3 4. Kc1 Kc3 5. Kd1 and queens pawn) otherwise 3…Rd2 4.e6 and wins
1. Rb6+ Ka3
2. Rb1 Rd2
3. e6 Rd6
4. e7 Rxd7
5. e8=Q axb1=Q
6. Kxb1 Rd1+
7. Kc2 (white wins)
1 Rb6+ Ka3 2 Rb1 ab1+Q+ 3 Kb1 Kb3 4 Kc1 Kc3 5 d8=Q (Kd1?? Rd2+) Re1+ 6 Qd1 Rd1+ 7 Kd1 and the e pawn queens.
1. Rb6+ – Ka3
2. Rb1! – axb1
3. Kxb1
and 2 pawns are unstoppable.
1 rb6 ka3 2 rb1! axb 3 kxb1 wins