Lucena Position — Win the Rook Endgame

Objective: Task goal: win the rook endgame and promote the passed pawn.

Position and task condition

The classic Lucena position. White has a pawn on the seventh rank, but promotion is not automatic: the white king blocks the promotion square while Black's rook is ready to give repeated checks. Find the plan that lets the king escape the checks and safely guide the pawn to promotion.

Theme: Rook endgame • Passed pawn • Building a bridge • Promotion

Lucena Position — classic rook endgame

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