tag: rook and pawns vs rook and pawn - Page 1

King blocks pawn

5/26/2020 – "All rook endings are drawn," is a well-known witticism that is obviously wrong but indicates that it is often difficult to win rook endings that seem to be winning. However, it is also difficult to defend rook endings - unless you know what you are doing.

Mate ends the game

6/11/2019 – "Mate ends the game!" Beginners know this simple truth but if you start to learn the intricacies of positional play you sometimes forget about the enemy king while trying to exploit weak pawns, weak squares, pawn majorities, etc. But mating attacks are often very powerful - even in the endgame.

A strong outsider

6/12/2018 – "All rook endings are drawn" is a well-known and obviously wrong witticism. In fact, even drawn rook endings are not always drawn.

The pawn hoover

3/21/2017 – Being a pawn down in the endgame is rarely a pleasure. However, you can sometimes save the game by eliminating all enemy pawns. Or at least the most dangerous. Karsten Müller shows how to do this.
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