Rook and Pawn Versus Rook Endgame - Subtle Differences

Subtle Differences

Nikolay Grigoriev, 1937
a b c d e f g h
8

8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h
White to move wins. 		Grigoriev, 1937
a b c d e f g h
8

8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h
White to move, draw.

There can be subtle differences in positions that make the difference between a win and a draw. Two examples of this are shown in the diagrams (Matanović 1985:24, 28).

Grigoriev, 1937
a b c d e f g h
8

8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h
Black to move, White wins. 		Siegbert Tarrasch, 1906
a b c d e f g h
8

8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h
Black to move, draw.

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