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Theory/Deflect the Blockader, Run the Rook Pawn

Deflect the Blockader, Run the Rook Pawn

A rook pawn is the hardest passed pawn for a knight to stop, and White wins here with a sacrifice. Offer your knight with check. If Black takes it on g7, his own knight lands right where your pawn can attack it, and then the pawn simply runs.

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