[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "White to play and win"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4k3/3R3K/1pp5/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.04.01"] {[#]} 1. Rc5 $1 (1. Rb5 $2 c3 2. Rxb4 Kd5 {this is the key difference vs. 1. Rc5; if the first pawn is captured, Black can prevent the rook gettting behind the second pawn.} 3. Rb1 Kc4 4. Kg4 Kd3 5. Kf3 c2 $11) 1... c3 (1... b3 2. Rxc4 ) 2. Kg4 Kd6 3. Rc8 $1 (3. Rc4 $2 {this loses a vital tempo; not only does it not win, it loses!} Kd5 4. Rxb4 (4. Rc8 Ke4 $19) 4... c2 $19) 3... Kd5 (3... Kd7 4. Rc4 Kd6 5. Kf3 (5. Rxb4 Kd5 $11) 5... Kd5 6. Rc8 Kd4 7. Ke2 $18) 4. Kf3 (4. Kf4 {Also wins but is less tidy} Kd4 5. Rd8+ Kc4 6. Ke3 Kb3 7. Rd4 $18 (7. Kd3 $2 Kb2 8. Rc8 b3 9. Rxc3 Ka2)) 4... Kd4 5. Ke2 b3 6. Rb8 Kc4 (6... b2 7. Kd1 Kd3 8. Rd8+ Kc4 9. Kc2 $18) 7. Kd1 $18 *