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A clear topic explanation
Practice puzzles
A daily challenge puzzle
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1️⃣ Basic Rook Endgame 1
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will solve some basic rook endgame puzzles. These are basic rook endgame tricks that every advanced beginner must know.
Example Puzzle:
White to play
Here, in the above puzzle, White can play Rb7 forcing black king to move to A8 or C8 and then white can play Ra7 following it up with C7 to win
Rb7 Ka8/Kc8 Ra7 Kb8 C7 Kc8 Ra8 Kd7 Re8 Ke8 C8=Q wins
2️⃣ Practice Puzzles
Instructions:
Try to solve the puzzles without moving the pieces.
Write down your solutions before checking the solution at the bottom
Puzzle Set:
Puzzle 1: White to play and win
White to play
Puzzle 2: White to play and win
White to play
Puzzle 3: White to play and win
White to play
Puzzle 4: White to play and win
White to play
3️⃣ Solutions
1. Re3 D2 Rd3 wins
2. Rb5 Ka1 Kc2 stops the pawn and wins
3. Kc4 A2 Kb3 A1=N Kc3 Nc2 Re2 Na3 Kb3 wins
4. B7 Ra5 Kc4 Ra4 Kb3 Ra1 Kb2 avoids the skewer and white can promote
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Hi, Karthik and Kishore here —
Chess players with 20+ years of playing experience
FIDE Peak Rating: 2086 - Karthik, 1815 - Kishore
Focused on building strong fundamentals and thinking habits