Magnus Mighty Minor Pieces
Two minor pieces are usualy stronger than a rook but careful manovering is often
called for:
The outnumbered rook
An active rook is strong in open positions and can sometimes fight with two minor
pieces on even terms in a simplified endgame (the play of B+N vs R is quite similar
to the Carlsen-Aronian game):
The King will come
Single rook endgames have a large drawish tendency, but over the board with the
clock ticking it is of course much more difficult than at home with an engine
and the tablebases:
Saving rook checks
In rook endings the defending rook usually should be activated (the rook endgame
is similar in several lines to the previous one, L'Ami-Vocaturo):

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