[Event "K+R vs K+R+2 Split Pawns"] [Site "www.masterchessopen.com"] [Date "1895.01.01"] [Round "0"] [White "Schlechter"] [Black "Chigorin"] [Result "0-1"] [EventType "game"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [FEN "2k5/1p2r3/8/4p3/4K3/8/8/3R4 w - - 0 1"] { Black realizes his advantage even more easily here: } 1.Rd5 { If 1.Rb1, then 1. ..Kc7 2.Rc1+ Kd6 3.Rd1+ Kc5 4.Rc1+ Kb4! 5.Rb1+ Kc3 6.Rc1+ Kb2 7.Rc5 Kb3 followed by Kb4, b7-b5 and Black wins. } (1.Rb1 Kc7 2.Rc1+ Kd6 3.Rd1+ Kc5 4.Rc1+ Kb4! 5.Rb1+ Kc3 6.Rc1+ Kb2 7.Rc5 Kb3 $19) 1...Kc7 2.Rc5+ Kd6 3.Rb5 Kc6 4.Rb1 b5 { Victory will be achieved with the pawn that is supported by the king. } 5.Rc1+ Kb6 6.Rb1 Re8! { Zugzwang - it is equally unfavorable to free the blocked pawn with 7.Kd3 e4+ 8.Ke3 Re7! and White is again to move, or to shorten the distance for frontal checks by the rook. } 7.Rb2 (7.Kd3 e4+ 8.Ke3 Re7 $19) 7...Kc5 8.Rc2+ Kb4 9.Rb2+ Kc4 { The end would have been 10.Rc2+ Kb3 11.Rc7 b4 followed by transfer of the king to b1, moving the pawn to b2, and then ...Ra8 or ...Rc8, depending on which file is not protected by White's rook. } (9...Kc4 10.Rc2+ Kb3 11.Rc7 b4 $19) {#R} 0-1