Chess ending: Johbo-canstein

[macnolds]

if Kd4, white activates his king and will

scoop up black's kingside pawns. right?

[hastakalp]

@2:02, if Rb5 then Rc8. Then the only move Kd5; otherwise c2 pawn falls and promote first.

[macnolds]

oh, i see. yeah, that would force Rd5.

if white captures the e-pawn, even with check,

the black king easily captures on c2 and

will quickly queen the c-pawn.

[macnolds]

@ 2:02, why can't white play Rb5?

if RxR, a4xR and the black king is "out

of the square" of the new passed b-pawn.

white will queen.

[ILLUMANOV]

nice