Tactic 0175

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "Tharmax"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/PR6/4p3/1P2k3/5pp1/2P2P2/r5PK/8 b - - 0 45"]

{Black to move, white just played Kh2. }
{Second best is Kd5 (6.82), best is gxf3 (0.00) }
1... gxf3 {After this, white has several replies, but they }
{all seem to end in a draw. For example: }
2. a8Q
(2. Rb6 Rxa7
3. gxf3 Rc7
4. Rc6 Rxc6
5. bxc6 Kd6
6. Kh3 Kxc6
)
(2. Kg1 fxg2
3. b6 f3
4. Rg7 Ra1+
5. Kf2 Kf4
6. Rxg2 Ra2+ {Perpetual check follows. }
)
2... Rxa8
3. gxf3 Rc8
4. Rh7 Rxc3
5. b6 Rb3
*