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Train/Rook Behind the Pawn, King to e8

Rook Behind the Pawn, King to e8

Your king is beside the pawn rather than in front of it, and the pawn needs one more square. The winning setup is the oldest rule in rook endings: the rook goes behind its own pawn, and the king takes the promotion square.

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