Black to move. Is this a draw?
8/5kp1/5R2/6r1/8/8/2r5/7K b – – 0 1
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Black wins. When the black king gets to c5 the King Chase ends and soon white are mate.
Калоян’s done the hard part. The only detail remaining, not all that tricky, is to show how Black gets his king to c5.
1.Kg8, Rf8. 2. Kh7, Rh8. 3. Kg6, Rh6. 4. Kf5, Rf6. 5. Ke4, Rf4. 6. Kd5, Rd4. 7. Kc5 wins. Notice that it is not true that it is always a win if the king reaches c5. If the black rook is on d6, for instance, then Rc6 is possible, drawing. But with the rook on d4, there is no stalemating check.
why not keep it simple?
1. … Rh5+
2. Kg1 KxR
3. Kf1 Rh1++
Black wins.
El Profesor
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To the 12:00 anonymous poster:
1. … Rh5+
fails to “Rook takes King”
:o)
Black is in check so Rh5+ is an illegal starting move
1…Rh5+ ????
patzer… better try poker
Interesting observations on this:
A. If the pawn on g7 is not there, it takes much longer to reach the c5 square “properly”.
B. If the g7 pawn is moved to c5 then it is a draw!
– AM
AM –
How fascinating! Yes, indeed — Black’s win without the pawn is a “long and winding road.”