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King is cut along a file
Rook is in front of the pawn
In a 1 file cut off, if the king is on the short side, defender switches to lateral checks
The pawn on the fifth is a win if defender king is on the long side and the pawn is a central pawn (c,d,e,f)
The interesting cases occur when the pawn is on the 4th
Pawn on the 4th Rank
Central Pawns (c,d,e,f)
2 file cut off wins
1 file cut off wins with K on the 7th
Knight Pawns (b,g)
3 file cut off wins
2 file cut off draws
1 file cut off draws with king on the 6th or 7th
Pawn on the 3rd
3 file cut off wins
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