A draw by doubling
Szabo vs G Fuster, 1937  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
To draw create a passed pawn.
Blackburne vs F K Esling, 1885  (C25) Vienna, 58 moves, 1-0
Creating a fortess with doubled pawns
Showalter vs Schlechter, 1900  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Queen that pawn!
J R Medley vs J Finch, 1849  (C01) French, Exchange, 69 moves, 1-0
Using a majority to secure equality
Mohishunder vs Cochrane, 1857  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 1-0
The importance of correctly counting moves
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1880  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 0-1
Push only the correct pawn
T Lichtenhein vs H P Montgomery, 1861  (C42) Petrov Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
An active Rook holds a R+Ps endgame a pawn down
W Tullidge vs J G Witton, 1887  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 74 moves, 1-0
An active Rook holds back the opposing King
S F Trabue vs L Uedemann, 1891  (C42) Petrov Defense, 55 moves, 0-1
Negating a pawn majority
M Bier vs A Schwarz, 1879  (C01) French, Exchange, 52 moves, 1-0
K + 3 v K + the advantage to the defender of Pawn on Rook file
M Jakubowski vs M Vokac, 1998  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 0-1
When "flank checks from the short side are hopeless".
Salwe vs Burn, 1909  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 99 moves, 1/2-1/2
R v R+2 P's - blunder on move 99!
Spielmann vs Duras, 1907  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 99 moves, 0-1
K + 3 v K + 2 pawns on same wing
Tarrasch vs J N Berger, 1889  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 74 moves, 1-0
Forcing a passed pawn from a majority
J Jackson vs H A Cadman, 1929  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 50 moves, 1-0
Drawing method with R pawn in P+P ending
Tarrasch vs Chigorin, 1893  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 63 moves, 1-0
R + pawns, difficulties in defending against a passed R Pawn
Euwe vs Stahlberg, 1953  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 67 moves, 1-0
R + pawns - drawn with 4 files of separation
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 78 moves, 1-0
Drawing technique with R v R+2P
Bondarevsky vs Keres, 1939  (D80) Grunfeld, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sokolsky can't quite hold the draw - R v R+2P
Keres vs Sokolsky, 1947  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 89 moves, 1-0
Smyslov draws with R v P + h and f pawns
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1947  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 115 moves, 1/2-1/2
An active rook holds back a passed pawn
V N Kulomzin vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1903  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 51 moves, 1-0
Necessity to create counterplay by active use of passed pawns
A Hodges vs E M Jackson, 1899  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 50 moves, 1-0
Saving technique R v R+4 vs 3 P's
V Mikenas vs Alekhine, 1935  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
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