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Student Spotlight #2: Tim's Unexpected Transition

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IM John BartholomewGame analysisBeginner gamesBeginner

Seemingly cruising to a victory in a pawn-up rook endgame, my student, Tim Schimke, allows White the possibility of 1...Rd3 2.Rxf4+. Can you calculate determine what should happen after this unexpected transition in to a pawn ending?

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