Queen against rook is normally won for the side with the queen, but it is one of the hardest «technical» wins there is. The defence holds because the rook hides next to its own king. White to move.
Here White has the king on d2 and the queen on f2 against the king on d5 and the rook on e6. The stronger side first drives the king to the edge, then uses zugzwang to force the rook away from its king - and wins it with check, or mates.
Without knowing the method the win is easy to let slip, especially in time trouble. Queen against rook is the classic example of an ending that has to be studied rather than worked out at the board.
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