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Train/Rook on the First Rank, King to the Rescue

Rook on the First Rank, King to the Rescue

You are the one without a pawn. Your rook already covers c1, the square the passed pawn is heading for, and the position is a draw. But the margin is one tempo wide: the natural king retreat played in the game actually loses.

Play for time (Défi)