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Rook Endgames
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Rook Vs Pawn
Rook vs pawn: king and rook team up
White to win
Rook vs pawn: shoulder the enemy king away
Black to draw
Rook vs pawn: cut the king off along the rank
White to win
Rook vs pawn: the only drawing move
White to draw
Rook vs two connected pawns: the king arrives in time
White to win
Two connected pawns on the sixth beat a rook
Black to win
The Saavedra study: underpromotion to a rook
White to win
Lucena
The Lucena position: building a bridge
White to win
Lucena with a knight pawn
White to win
Philidor
The Philidor position: rook on the sixth
Black to draw
Philidor phase two: drop to the first rank and check
Black to draw
Karstedt's method: checks from behind while the pawn is far back
Black to draw
Short Side
Short-side defense: king to the short side, rook checks from the long side
Black to draw
Wrong side: the king on the long side loses
White to win
Passive Defence
Passive back-rank defense holds against a knight pawn
Black to draw
Cutting Off
Frontal defense: pawn on the fourth, king cut off by one file
Black to draw
Pawn on the fourth, king cut off by two files
White to win
Pawn on the fifth, king cut off by one file: the attacker wins
White to win
Cutting off along the rank: the rook on the seventh wins even with a rook pawn
White to win
Cut the attacking king off along the rank
Black to draw
Rook Pawn
Rook pawn: king in front, defender holds from c7
Black to draw
Rook pawn: king in front wins when the defender is one file too far
White to win
Rook in front of its own a7-pawn: the defender just waits
Black to draw
The Rh8 trick: one square too far
White to win
Vancura
The Vancura position
Black to draw
Vancura in practice: find the set-up
Black to draw
Vancura fails: the attacking king is too close
White to win
Vancura fails: the defending king is on the wrong square
White to win
Tarrasch Rule
Rook behind the passed pawn: the king walks over
White to win
Rook behind the passed pawn: the defender gets back in time
Black to draw
Umbrella
The umbrella: an enemy pawn shields your king from checks
White to win
Tricks
Stalemate trick: the rook throws itself away
Black to draw
Perpetual check from the long side
Black to draw
The Lasker trick: a king walk down the board
White to win
Two Pawns
Rook and two connected pawns vs rook
White to win
Rook and two disconnected pawns: one covers the other
White to win
Rook and two pawns one file apart
White to win
Doubled pawns: Philidor still holds
Black to draw
Doubled pawns with the king in front: the spare tempo wins
White to win
f- and h-pawns: an active king makes them win
White to win
g- and h-pawns vs rook
White to win
Pawns Both Wings
Passed pawns on both wings: the defender needs exact moves
Black to draw
Pawns Same Side
Two pawns vs one on the same side: how to hold
Black to draw
Three vs two on one wing: keep the rook active
Black to draw
Four vs three on one wing: the drawing method
Black to draw
Practical
Capablanca vs Tartakower, New York 1924: the king joins the attack
White to win
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 (game 34): the rook behind the outside passed pawn
White to win
The Kantorovich-Steckner family: a-pawn plus three vs three
White to win
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