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Theory/King Trapped in Front of the Rook Pawn

King Trapped in Front of the Rook Pawn

You have a rook and a pawn against a rook, and it is a draw. Your king is shut in on a8, in front of its own rook pawn, and his king is close enough to reach c7. The rule: once the defending king stands on c7, your king never gets out.

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