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[A.J. Goldsby I]
Black to move and draw.
A
composed position, but one with a point. If you have been studying
this course,
by now you should know where we are headed.
1...Rf6!; Very nice.
Black now has nearly unlimited checks on the c-file, especially if the White King
tries to enter the quadrant a5-d5-d8.
We have now reached the Vancura Position.
See example # 6; "The Vancura Position." [Basic Rook and Pawn endings.]
1/2-1/2
[
Not 1...Rh4+?
; '??' 2.Kb5
Rh5+?; 3.Kb6
Rh6+; 4.Kb7
Rh1; 5.Rb8
Rb1+;
6.Ka8
Ra1; 7.a7
Kf6; 8.Rb6+
Ke7; 9.Rb7+
Kd6; 10.Kb8
Rh1; 11.a8Q
Rh8+;
12.Ka7
Rxa8+; 13.Kxa8,
"+/-" ]
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