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This is a very instructive rook and pawn ending that not only actually occurred, but has several themes in it that have great practical use.


Kanopka-Kalisky, 1994: 1.f6+ [1.Kf4 Kf6=; A very famous drawing maneuver comes from 1.Rb7+ Kf8 2.f6 Ra1 3.Kg6 Rg1+=] 1...Kf7 [1...Rxf6 2.Rb7+ Ke6 3.Rb6+ Kf7 4.Rxf6+] 2.Rb7+ Kf8 3.Kg6 Ra8 [3...Re6 4.Rb8+ Re8 5.Rxe8+ Kxe8 6.Kg7] 4.Rh7 Ke8 5.Rh8+ wins the rook and game.

 


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