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No. 1-8
Yancey_Ward
Editor
7.Rxh3!?
Yancey_Ward
Editor
1.Be2? gxh3
2.Ra4 d1=Q
3.Bxd1 Nxd1+
4.Kc1 Nf2
5.Rh4 Nd6
6.Kd2 Nf5
Yancey_Ward
Editor
White can exchange the rook at h3 for the pawn. I know you probably already know that the ending is lost in that case, but it is the main line in 1.Be2, and why I mentioned the Nalimov Tablebase.
Alena
Bxe2 is a mistake because it allows to win a critical tempo for black.
1.Be2? gxh3
2.Ra4 d1=Q
3.Bxd1 Nxd1+
4.Kb3 Nf2
5.Rh4 Nd6
6.Kc3 Nf5
7.Rf4 h2
8.Rxf5 Ne4+
9.Kd3 h1=Q
It's a win for black.
Yancey_Ward
Editor
Now explain why 1.Be2 fails to draw.
