A race or zugzwang?

by ChessBase
1/3/2011 – Rook endings in which both sides have passed pawns can be very sharp, and today's example from recent tournament praxis is hard to evaluate.  White can - play 54.h6 and bet on the race between the passed pawns, - send his g-pawn forwards with 54.g5 - or else put Black in zugzwang with 54.Re8. Which move would you choose? You can find the analysis by Dr. Karsten Müller in ChessBase Magazine Online.
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A race or zugzwang?

Rook endings in which both sides have passed pawns can be very sharp, and today's example from recent tournament praxis is hard to evaluate.  White can play 54.h6 and bet on the race between the passed pawns, send his g-pawn forwards with 54.g5 or else put Black in zugzwang with 54.Re8. Which move would you choose? You can find the analysis by Dr. Karsten Müller in ChessBase Magazine Online.

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