[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "After Nihal - Aronian"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r5k1/3R4/2P5/5n1p/8/7P/5K1P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.04.01"] {[#]} 1. c7 {The threat is Rd8+ winning} Rf8 {now Rd8 is met by Ne7} 2. Kg1 $1 {Black is running out of moves} (2. Ke2 {White cannot go to the e-file} Re8+ 3. Kd3 Kf8 4. Kc4 Ne7 $11 {Black controls c8}) (2. Kf1 Nd4+ 3. Kg2 Ne6 {And Black can sac the knight for the c-pawn}) 2... h4 3. Kh1 $18 {Zugzwang. Note that Rd8 is not a threat here as Ne7 would hold.} (3. Kg2 $4 Ne3+ 4. Kg1 Rf1#) 3... Kh8 {Removing the defence of the rook on f8} (3... Ng7 4. Rd8 $18) 4. Rd8 $18 *