Rook shows the greatest power in the fight with the rim pawn since there the pawn can provide almost no protection for its king, so very often the mating motifs decide on the outcome. The case with the h-pawn on the second rank is very instructional. White can win only if two essential conditional were fulfilled: if the king has reached at least to g4 (or h4) and is capable of check sideways. White to move wins due to mating threats.

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