R+pp vs R+pp

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[Event "White to play and win"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Villeneuve, A."] [Black "0400.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r3k1/8/4KPP1/1p6/8/8/2p5/2R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {14 forced moves with a curious ZZ and a swallow c1-e1-a1-h1-a1. There is a small dual on the 6th move (two ways to get to e6) but after all, there is the same in the Barbier-Saavedra classic !} 1. Kd7 $8 (1. f7+ $2 Kg7 $11) (1. g7 $2 Rc6+ $1 2. Ke7 Rc7+ $8 3. Kd6 Rc8 $1 $11) (1. Ke7 $6 Rc7+ $1 2. Ke8 $8 Rc8+ 3. Kd7 $8 {: waste of time}) 1... Rc4 $1 (1... Rc3 2. Ra1 $1 Rd3+ 3. Ke6 Re3+ 4. Kf5 $8 Rf3+ 5. Ke5 $8 Re3+ 6. Kd4 $8) (1... Ra8 2. Rxc2 $8) (1... Rf8 2. Ke7 $8 Rc8 3. Rxc2 $1) 2. Re1 $8 (2. Ra1 $2 Ra4 $1 (2... Rd4+ $1 3. Ke6 Ra4 $8) 3. Ke7 Re4+ $8 4. Kd6 Ra4 $1) 2... Rd4+ {Imagine that you have this position in a tournament game. I am sure that -- like me -- you would play Ke7. No ?} 3. Ke8 $3 {[#]} (3. Ke7 $2 Rf4 $3 {(ZZ [#]: the White Rook is in a position, having to monitor both e4 & c1)} 4. g7 (4. f7+ Kg7 $8 5. Rc1 Re4+ $1) (4. Rh1 Re4+ $8 5. Kd6 Rf4 $1 6. Ke5 Rh4 $8) (4. Ra1 Re4+ $8 5. Kd6 Ra4 $1) 4... Rf3 $1 {(with the square f7 available for the bK, the attack to the 8th rank has no more strength)} (4... Rf5 $2 5. Rh1 $8 Re5+ 6. Kd6 $8) 5. Ra1 Re3+ $8 6. Kd6 Re8 $1 (6... Kf7 $1 7. Ra8 $2 Kxf6 $8) 7. Rh1 Kf7 $8 {and there only have to go back to c1 to... not lose}) (3. Ke6 $4 Rd1 $1 $19) 3... Rf4 {It is important to check f8.} (3... Rd1 4. f7+ $1 Kg7 5. f8=Q+ Kxg6 6. Re6+) 4. Ke7 $3 {ZZ [#] : this time it is the Black Rook that is in the focal position, having to monitor both a4 & f8.} b4 (4... Rf3 5. Ra1 $8 Re3+ 6. Kd6 $1 {as in the main line}) (4... Re4+ 5. Rxe4 $8 c1=Q 6. f7+ $8) 5. Ra1 $3 {[#]The ...Ra4 defence has disappeared.} Re4+ 6. Kd6 $1 {Or on d7.} Rd4+ 7. Ke6 $8 {Return.} (7. Ke5 $2 Rd8 $8 8. g7 $2 Rc8 $19) (7. Kc7 $2 Rc4+ $8 8. Kb7 c1=Q 9. Ra8+ Rc8 10. Rxc8+ Qxc8+ 11. Kxc8 b3 12. Kd7 b2 $11) 7... Rd8 (7... Re4+ 8. Kf5 $1) 8. g7 $3 {[#]Threatens Rh1.} (8. Rh1 $2 Ra8 $1 {(or on b8)} 9. g7 Ra6+ $8 10. Ke5 Kf7 $1 (10... Ra5+ $1) 11. Rh8 Ra5+ $8 12. Kd6 $8 Ra6+ $8) (8. Ke7 $2 Rb8 $1) 8... Rc8 (8... Kh7 9. Rh1+ $1 Kg6 10. Rg1+ $1 Kh6 11. f7 $1 c1=Q 12. Rxc1 Kxg7 13. Ke7 Rb8 14. Rg1+) (8... Rb8 9. Kf5 $3 {[#]} (9. Rh1 $2 Rb6+ $8 10. Kf5 Kf7 $8) 9... b3 (9... Kf7 10. Ra7+ $8) 10. Kg6 $8) (8... b3 9. Kf5 $1 (9. Rh1 $1 Re8+ 10. Kf5 $8 Kf7 11. Ra1 $8) 9... b2 10. Kg6 $8) (8... Re8+ 9. Kf5 $8 Kf7 10. Ra7+ $8) 9. Rh1 $3 {[#]} (9. Kf5 $4 c1=Q) 9... Re8+ (9... Rc6+ 10. Ke5 $8 Kf7 ( 10... Rc5+ 11. Kd6 $8 Rg5 12. Rh8+ $8 Kf7 13. Rf8+ $8) 11. Rh8 $8 Rc5+ (11... Re6+ 12. Kd5) 12. Kd6 $8 Rc6+ (12... Rg5 13. Rf8+ $8) 13. Kxc6 $8 c1=Q+ 14. Kb7 $8 Qg5 15. Rf8+ $8 Ke6 16. g8=Q+) 10. Kf5 $8 Kf7 11. Ra1 $3 {[#]Back to top. The chessboard dimensions are just right !} Rc8 12. Ra7+ $8 Kg8 13. Kg6 $8 c1=Q 14. f7# {It is a pity that the White Rook did not have the opportunity to disappear so that the mate could be model !} 1-0

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