[Event "lichess.org"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2024.09.24"] [Round "?"] [White "lateral level pawns"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/7k/r7/PR5P/6K1/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.10.15"] {[%evp 0,34,130,132,132,132,136,137,132,135,151,168,174,177,180,203,196,224,267,507,507,507,535,535,535,514,535,535,535,543,545,545,545,29973,29974,29975,29976]} {[#]This is a straightforward win as White can force his king to the queenside pawn whilst preventing the black king from following. There are no difficulties as the h-pawn is defended throughout. Once the basic method is applied there are often several ways of finishing things off - I give a few example lines.} 1... Kg6 2. Kf4 {White has a choice of where to cut the black king off. In this case White is heading for the queenside and will cut the black king off on the c-file} (2. Rf4 {White can also cut the Black king off on the f-file immediately} Kh5 3. Kf3 Kg6 (3... Re5 4. Rb4 Kh6 5. Rb5 {and White can move the set up a rank forward}) 4. Ke3 Rd5 {Black tries to prevent White's progress but...} 5. Rd4 Rc5 6. Kd3 Kf6 7. Rc4 Ra5 8. Kc3 Ke5 9. Kb4 Ra8 10. h5 $18 {probably simplest from here as the black king has drifted away from the h-pawn} (10. a5 {also logical and winning} Kd5 11. Rc1 (11. Rc5+ Kd6) 11... Rh8 12. a6 Rxh4+ 13. Kb5) 10... Rb8+ (10... Kf6 11. Rc6+ Kg5 (11... Kg7 12. h6+ Kh7 13. Kb5) 12. h6) (10... Kf5 11. h6 Kg5 12. Rc6 Rb8+ 13. Kc5 Ra8 14. Kb5 Rb8+ 15. Rb6) 11. Kc3 Ra8 12. h6 Ra7 13. Rh4 Rh7 14. a5 Kd5 15. Rh5+ Kc6 16. Kb4 Kb7 17. Kb5 Ka7 18. Kc6 Ka6 19. Kd6 $18) 2... Kf6 (2... Rh5 3. Ke3 Kf6 4. Rf4+ Kg6 5. Kd3) 3. Ke4 Ke6 4. Kd4 Kd6 5. Rc4 {White prepares to duck underneath the rook - Black cannot follow} Rh5 6. Kc3 Re5 7. Kb4 Re1 8. a5 Rb1+ 9. Ka4 Kd5 {There is more than one way to win from here} 10. Rb4 (10. Rc8 Ra1+ 11. Kb5 Rb1+ 12. Ka6 Rh1 13. Rh8 (13. Kb7 Rxh4 14. a6 Rb4+ 15. Ka8 Kd6 16. a7 Rb3 17. Rb8 Rc3 18. Kb7 Rb3+ 19. Kc8 Rc3+ 20. Kd8 Rh3 21. Rb6+ Kc5 (21... Ke5 22. Ra6) 22. Rc6+ Kb5 (22... Kd5 23. Rc8) 23. Rc8 $18)) 10... Rc1 11. Kb5 Rc5+ 12. Kb6 Rc6+ 13. Kb7 Rh6 14. a6 Kc5 (14... Rh7+ 15. Kb6 Rh6+ 16. Kb5 Rh7 17. Ra4) 15. a7 Rh7+ 16. Ka6 Rxa7+ 17. Kxa7 Kxb4 18. h5 $18 *