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Train/The Check That Buys a Tempo

The Check That Buys a Tempo

Rook against a passed pawn, and the manoeuvre looks obvious: get the rook onto the g-file. Do it right away and the game is drawn. Insert one check first, and the same manoeuvre wins.

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