The Prokeš maneuver is a technique that allows a rook to achieve a draw against two pawns that have advanced significantly in an endgame. This tactic was first demonstrated by Ladislav Prokeš, a Czech chess expert born on June 7, 1884, and who passed away on January 9, 1966, in a 1939 endgame study that he composed.
The concept behind the strategy is that White’s rook, by moving away from the c1-square on the fourth move, hinders Black’s pawn from capturing and promoting on that square. Subsequently, the white king can advance to the d1-square, effectively blocking the pawn’s progress.