An instructive rook endgame
Knowing basic rook endgame theory is good, knowing the exceptions is even better!
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.e5 dxc3 7.exf6 Qxf6 8.dxc3 Qe5+ 9.Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.Kxe2 c6 11.Bd3 d5 12.Re1 Bd6 13.Bf4 Ke7 14.Kf3+ Be6 15.c4 dxc4 16.Bxc4 Bxf4 17.Kxf4 Rad8 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Re2 Rd4+ 20.Kg3 Rhd8 21.Rae1 R8d6 22.f4 Kf6 23.Kf3 h5 24.Re3 Rd2 25.R1e2 Rd1 26.g3 g6 27.Re5 b6 28.b3 c5 29.c4 a5 30.Kf2 R1d3 31.R5e3 Rxe3 32.Rxe3 Rd2+ 33.Re2 Rd1 34.Kf3 a4 35.bxa4 Rc1 36.Re3 Rxc4 37.Ra3 Kf5 38.a5 bxa5 39.Rxa5 Rc3+ 40.Ke2 h4 41.gxh4 Kxf4 42.Kd2 Rh3 43.Rxc5 Rxh2+ 44.Ke1 e5 45.Rc4+ e4 46.Rc6 Kf3 47.Rf6+! 47.Rxg6? Rh1+ 48.Kd2 e3+ 49.Kd3 Rd1+ 50.Kc4 e2 51.Re6 e1Q 52.Rxe1 Rxe1 53.a4 Ke4 54.a5 Ke5 55.Kc5 Rc1+ 56.Kb6 Kd6-+ 47...Ke3 48.Kf1? 48.Kd1 Rxh4 49.Rxg6 Rh1+ 50.Kc2 Kf2 51.Rf6+ Ke2 52.Kc3 e3 53.a4 Rh4 54.a5 Kd1 55.a6 e2 56.Rd6+ Ke1 57.Kb3 Rf4 58.a7 Rf8 59.Kb4 Ra8 60.Rd7= 48...Rh1+! 48...Rxh4? 49.Rxg6 Rh1+ 50.Kg2 Ra1 51.Re6 Rxa2+ 52.Kf1 Ra1+ 53.Kg2 Re1 54.Ra6 Rd1 55.Re6 Kd3 56.Kf2= 48...Rxa2? 49.Rxg6 Ra1+ 50.Kg2 Ke2 51.Kh3 e3 52.Re6 Kf2 53.Kg4 e2 54.h5 Ra3 55.Rxe2+ Kxe2 56.h6= 49.Kg2 Rxh4 50.Rxg6 Ke2 51.Kg3 Rh7? 51...Rh5‼ 52.Rb6 52.a4 e3 53.Rb6 53.a5 Rxa5 54.Rb6 Ra1 55.Rb2+ Kd3 56.Rb3+ Kd2 57.Rb2+ Kc3 58.Re2 Kd3-+ 53...Re5! 54.Kf4 Re8 55.Kg3 Rg8+ 56.Kh2 Kf2 57.Rf6+ Ke1 58.a5 Rd8!? 59.a6 e2 60.a7 Kd2 61.Rd6+ Rxd6 62.a8Q e1Q 63.Qa5+ Ke2 64.Qh5+ Kd3 65.Qb5+ Kd4! 66.Qa4+ Ke3 67.Qa3+ Rd3 68.Qc5+ Ke2 69.Qe5+ Kf1-+ 52...e3 53.Rb2+ Kd1 54.Rb1+ Kc2 55.Rb3 Re5! 56.Kf4 e2 57.Kxe5 e1Q+ 58.Kf4 Qh4+ 59.Ke5 Qg5+ 60.Kd4 Qg4+ 61.Ke5 Kd2 62.a3 Qg7+ 63.Ke4 Qe7+ 64.Kd4 Qd6+ 65.Kc4 Qc6+ 66.Kd4 Qa4+ 67.Rb4 Qxa3-+ 52.Rb6? 52.a4 e3 53.a5 Ke1 54.a6 e2 55.Rd6 Rg7+ 56.Kh2 Kf2 57.Rf6+ Ke3 58.Re6+ Kd2 59.Rd6+= 52...e3 53.Rb2+ Kd1 54.Rb1+ 54.Kf3 e2 55.Rb1+ 55.Rxe2 Rf7+ 56.Ke3 Re7+ 57.Kd3 Rxe2 58.a4 Ra2-+ 55...Kc2 56.Re1 Kd3 57.Rb1 Rf7+ 58.Kg2 Kc2 59.Ra1 Kd2-+ 54...Kc2 55.Ra1 Rf7 56.a4 e2 57.Kg2 Rf5?! 57...Kd2 58.Ra2+ Ke3 59.Ra3+ Ke4 60.Ra1 Rd7-+ 58.Ra2+?! 58.a5!? Rxa5 59.Rxa5 e1Q 58...Kd3 59.Ra1 Ke3 60.Ra3+ Ke4 61.Ra1 Rd5 61...Rd5 62.a5 62.Re1 Ke3 63.a5 Rd1-+ 62...Rd1 63.Ra4+ Kd5-+ 0–1
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Duda,J | 2757 | Aronian,L | 2767 | 0–1 | 2020 | C48 | 8th Altibox Norway Chess 2020 | 3 |
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Rules of thumb are the key to everything when you are having to set the correct course in a complex endgame. In this final DVD of his series on the endgame, our endgame specialist introduces you to the most important of these rules of thumb.
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