Aron Nimzovich

Why must I lose to this idiot?

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White player"]
[Black "Black player"]
[Result "*"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6r1/8/4k3/6P1/6K1/8/8/5R2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ Defending King on Long Side|The black king is cut off from the action on the
long side of the board. Therefore, white has all the winning chances. } 1. Kh5 { Wisely, white avoids futile checks like Rf6, and focuses his effort to
advance his pawn. } 1... Rh8+ 2. Kg6 Rg8+ 3. Kh6 Rh8+ 4. Kg7 Rh2 5. g6 Rg2 6. Kh7 Ke7 7. g7 Rh2+ 8. Kg8 { We have achieved the classic Lucena position which we
know is an easy win. } 8... Rg2 ( { Black can try: } 8... Ra2 9. Rh1 Rg2 10. Kh8 Kf7 11. Rf1+ Ke6 12. g8=Q+ Rxg8+ 13. Kxg8 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } ) 9. Re1+ Kd7 10. Re4 Rg1 11. Kf7 Rf1+ 12. Kg6 Rg1+ 13. Kf6 Rf1+ 14. Kg5 Rg1+ 15. Rg4 Rxg4+ 16. Kxg4 Ke7 17. g8=Q { White wins with a large
material advantage. } *