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How does black not win after R
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Sorry it wouldnt let me edit R-g2+
Feb 9, 2009
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The immediate Rh4 would lose the game as you pointed out magicmaster. Rg4+ followed by either Rf4+ or Rh4+ would keep the draw.
i would move Ra3
bondiggity wrote:
The immediate Rh4 would lose the game as you pointed out magicmaster. Rg4+ followed by either Rf4+ or Rh4+ would keep the draw.
Aye !
From a recently completed game. Black has just played 50...Re2, demonstrating that my intended plan of marking time with the rook on the 4th rank until swapping pawns into a Philidor position isn't going to work. The threat is Re4, winning the h-pawn or forcing an exchange into a losing king-and-pawn endgame. What would you play?