[Event "K+R+P vs K+R+P"] [Site "Cleanchess.com"] [Date "1967.01.01"] [Round "0"] [White "Taimanov"] [Black "Korchnoi"] [Result "0-1"] [EventType "game"] [EventCountry "YUG"] [FEN "8/8/8/7R/4p2P/2K1k3/5r2/8 b - - 0 1"] { Here Black's task is more difficult, because compared to the previous example, he is a few tempi behind. } 1...Rf6 $1 { A good post for the rook. From f6 it prevents advance of the white pawn, and simultaneously has enough room for distant checks. } 2.Rh8 { Alternatives would be 2.Kc2 Kf2 3.Re5 e3 4.Kd3 Rd6+ 5. Ke4!? e2 6.Kf4 (also losing is 6.Kf5 Rd5!) 6...Rd4+ 7.Kg5 Rd5! 8.Rxd5 e1=Q, and this endgame is theoretically won with the queen. Or 2.Re5 Rc6+ 3.Kb4 Kd4 followed by ...e3 and Black wins. } ( 2.Kc2 Kf2 3.Re5 e3 4.Kd3 Rd6+ 5.Ke4 $5 e2 6.Kf4 ( 6.Kf5 Rd5 $1 ) 6...Rd4+ 7.Kg5 Rd5 $1 8.Rxd5 e1=Q $19 ) ( 2.Re5 Rc6+ 3.Kb4 Kd4 4.-- e3 $19 ) 2...Rc6+ 3.Kb2 Kf2 4.Rf8+ { If 4.h5 e3 5.h6 and the winning approach is already familiar from the previous example: 5... Rf6 6.h7 Rf7! All of the black forces participate in attaining the goal! } ( 4.h5 e3 5.h6 Rf6 6.h7 Rf7 $1 ) 4...Ke2 5.h5 e3 6.Rg8 Rh6 7.Rg5 Kd3 $1 { The idea is to prevent coordination between White's pieces, which 7...Kf3?! 8.Kc3 would allow. } ( 7...Kf3 $6 8.Kc3 ) 8.Rd5+ Ke4 9.Rd8 e2 10.Kc2 Ke3 11.Re8+ Kf2 12.Rf8+ Ke1 13.Rf5 Rc6+ 14.Kb2 Kd2 { The end would have been 15.Rd5+ Ke3 16.Re5+ Kf3 17.Re8 Rf6 18.Kc2 Kf2 19.Kd2 Rd6+ and 20...e1=Q. White was never able to coordinate his pieces. } ( 14...Kd2 15.Rd5+ Ke3 16.Re5+ Kf3 17.Re8 Rf6 18.Kc2 Kf2 19.Kd2 Rd6+ 20.Kc3 e1=Q+ ) {#R} 0-1