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Theory/One Square Decides: The Defending King's Only Move

One Square Decides: The Defending King's Only Move

Your king is far from the pawn, and only one king move holds the draw. The rule: against a knight pawn, keep your king near the corner diagonally opposite the queening square, here a1 opposite g8, and keep checking with your queen.

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