Cecil Purdy

Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White player"]
[Black "Black player"]
[Result "*"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6R1/4k2r/8/3KP3/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ Black to Move and Draw. } 1... Rh6 { This move aims for Philidor's
Position.|Draw. } 2. Rg7+ Ke8 3. Rb7 Rg6 4. e6 Rg1 { Now is the time to check
white from the rear. } 5. Kd6 Rd1+ 6. Ke5 Re1+ 7. Kf6 Rf1+ { Draw.|White cannot
escape the relentless checks. } *