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0       [Next]	#3 This position with black to move would be a win if there were no pawns on the rook (h) file. But add those pawns and it becomes a draw. I leave this as an excercise for the reader to figure out.
1       [Next]	#4 Move the position up one row. Does Black to move win or draw?
2       [Next]	The answer is that h4 regains the oppsoition and Black can use outflanking to win.
3       [Next]	#5 But if the White pawn were back a square he would be able to move it now and regain opposition and draw.
4       [Next]	#6 Compare that with Black to move here. Black should win easily. Again I will leave this as an excercise for the reader.
5       [Next]	#7 I just played this position on the internet. I incorrectly played ....
6       [Next]	Kg4 which gives black a chance to play ....
7       [Next]	... h5+ giving him a unified front with his pawns. I believe based upon what we have seen so far that black now wins.
8       [Next]	#7 So if we look at position #7 again, How should white play to get a draw?
9       [Next]	The answer is that the move h4 can trade down to a couple of different endgame positions that we know are drawn from our previous studies here.
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