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Given that in the standard position with the rook’s pawn on the third rank, Black always draws, regardless of the position of the king, it is logical that the same rule would apply to position with pawn on the second rank! We will look at the situation with the king on a7, and Black...
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When the pawn is in the initial position of the g-file, in the standard diagonal-pin position, Black always draws, except when his king is in the extremely poor position on f2. Even when the black king is in the furthest position on a8, White on the move can’t win!...
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When the black king is on c5, White cannot prevent his penetration via the d6 square, so the position is draw! ...
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White’s chances of winning are much higher with the pawn on c (f) file. Black draws only if his king can move in front of a pawn in no more than three steps! If the black king is on the a- or b-file, or on the squares c1 to c4 and d1 to d3,...
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When his king is at least on a2, Black can penetrate towards the pawn and help his queen to maintain dynamic balance. White on the move can’t win! ...
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In position with e-pawn on the second rank, winning chances are minimal because the black king usually manages to penetrate to front of the pawn. In case of a diagonal pin, White to move wins only when the black king is on the first rank or on square h3. The Kh1 and Kh3 cases...
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In the standard position with the rook’s pawn on the third rank, Black always draws, regardless of the position of the king. We will look at the situation with the king on a7, which was fatal in the case of an edge pawn on the fourth rank....
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Why can’t Black be saved by escaping with the king towards the “triangle of salvation” when his king is, for example, on square c6? Because he’s not allowed to the fourth rank due to the exchange of queens on f4! ...
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In the standard position with the diagonal pin of the pawn g3 White wins only if the black king is inside the square a6-c6-c8 or on the square d8. The reason is that it can prevent him from escaping through the fifth rank, that is, stopping him to penetrate to front of a pawn....
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When the black king is on b6, White can activate the queen with a tempo, cut off the opponent’s king and take over the pawn’s defense so that the king can move forward....
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