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Theory/Cutting the King Off: Rook Against a Runner

Cutting the King Off: Rook Against a Runner

Your rook against a lone pawn, and your king is far away. The rule: cut his king off along a rank. Put the rook on the rank in front of his king, so the king can never come down to its pawn. The pawn then runs alone, and the rook picks it up.

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