The topics up for discussion in this section include situations in which the rook is up against several pawns. Of course there are millions of scenarios that could be dreamt up in this category, while factors such as how far advanced the pawns are and how strong they are in terms of whether they are connected or isolated certainly come into play. However, first up I'd have to observe that the title in itself is deceptive. One mustn't forget that we are really talking about king and rook versus king and pawns. The king with the rook must be able to have a major role if the rook is to triumph.
TIP: The first step in these situations is to identify the 'danger' pawns.
In our previous example White was rightly favourite for the full point, but he did have to work quite hard. White has an easier plan in the next example in which he is in the arguably more realistic situation of still having a pawn left himself.
Rook versus three connected Pawns
Although it occurs relatively rarely in practice, as many seem intrigued by the prospect I will just say a few words about the fascinating scenario of a rook (and king!) versus king and three connected pawns. See below.
In the the lesson Rook Endgames - Lesson 7 - Pushing Passed Pawns it was asserted that 'passed pawns are meant to be pushed'. The following position would certainly provide the unprepared with a headache!
Actually, I've just noticed something amusing. If we revisit the last example but instead with Black to move (it was White in the example), then we can see that the same positions arise.
WARNING: Beware of under-promotions!
Oops, sorry I just did!
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