White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
A study by Moravec in 1924. 1.Ra1+ Kb8 2.Rb1+ Kc8 3.Ra1 Kd8 4.Kd6 Ke8 5.Ke6 Kf8 6.Kf6 Kg8 7.Ra8+ White can't keep moving over because after 7.Kg6 g1Q+ and Black wins. 7...Kh7 8.Ra7+ Kh6 9.Ra8 Kh5 10.Kf5 Kh4 11.Kf4 Kh5 12.Kf5 and a draw. ½–½
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