The Pawn has a cardon square within which the Black king is situated. What about the next rule?
Opposition?
Hmmm!
In this case it is going to be a draw!
1.Kf2
Kd7
[1...Kf7
2.Kg3
Kg7
3.Kg4
Kh8
4.Kg5
Kg8
5.h4
Kh8
6.h5
Kg8
7.h6
Kh8
8.Kf6
Kg8
9.Kg6
Kh8
If it is not a rook pawn, Black has lost this position....but... 10.h7
Stalemate and draw! Black could afford to be a little careless! (If 10.Kh5
Kg8
11.Kg6
Kh8
12.Kf6
Kg8
13.Kg6
draw!! threefold repetition! Now, Black is happy, because all that he had to do, is to repeat the same moves leaving the deep thinking to White...) ]
2.Kg3
Kd6
3.Kg4
Kd7
4.Kg5
Ke7
turning back to take control of promoting square!
5.Kg6
Kf8
6.h4
[If 6.Kh7
Kf7
The only move! Other moves will lose the game! (If 6...Ke7
7.Kg7
making way for promoting the pawn! 7...Kd6
8.h4
Ke5
9.h5
The pawn queens and wins!) ]
6...Kg8
7.h5
Kh8
8.h6
[If 8.Kg5
Kg8
9.Kh6
Kf7
Black can afford to leave control of the promoting square! 10.Kh7
Kf8
11.h6
Kf7
12.Kh8
Kf8
heading for a stalemate or a three move repetition! In both case, it is a draw!]
8...Kg8
With White to move, it could be a draw, even in case of other pawns! So....
9.h7+
[If 9.Kf6
Trying to confuse Black! 9...Kh8
Black can afford to fall for it! 10.Kg5
What is White doing? 10...Kg8
Black did not really care! 11.Kg6
White successfully applied his endgame knowkedge(?) and used a technique called triangulation to gain opposition! But, it does not work here! 11...Kh8
12.h7
Stalemate and draw! If it is not a rook pawn, the trick would have worked! How?]
9...Kh8
This is called dead draw! Does n't matter what White does! It is going to be draw! [If 9...Kf8
10.h8Q+
And wins!]
10.Kh6
Stalemate and draw!! Any other move would have lost the pawn and that will be draw due to insufficient material.
What is the moral of the story?
If at all you need to hand out an advantage of a pawn to your opponent, let it be a rook pawn within your King's reach! Rest assured! It will be a draw!
But why a rook pawn can only obtain a draw while other pawns can win?
Set up the position and play several games against strong opponents and play against yourself until convinced. You will never forget this!
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