[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "R+P vs R Philidor Defence"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4k3/r7/4PK2/8/8/1R6/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.06.11"] {[#]} 1... Rc6 {Black just marks time, defending his third rank. As soon as the pawn advances Black switches to checks from behind.} 2. Rb7+ (2. Rg2 Ra6 3. Rg7+ Ke8 4. Rg6 {is an attempt to break the third rank defense but the pawn ending is drawn} Rxg6 5. Kxg6 Ke7 6. Kf5 Kf7 $11) (2. e6 Rc1 (2... Rxe6 $4 3. Rb7+ Kd6 4. Rb6+ $18) 3. Rb6 (3. Rb7+ {leads back to the mainline}) 3... Rf1+ 4. Ke5 Re1+ 5. Kd5 Rd1+ {etc}) 2... Ke8 3. e6 {There is not much else to be done} (3. Ra7 {If White marks time then so does Black} Rb6) (3. Ke4 Ra6 4. Kd5 {White takes c6 away from the rook but it just switches to the other side of the board} Rh6 5. e6 Rh1 {etc}) 3... Rc1 4. Kf6 Rf1+ 5. Ke5 Re1+ 6. Kd6 Rd1+ 7. Kc6 Re1 {etc} *