8 Most Important Rook Endgames

Did you know that Rook endgames come up in more than 8% of all chess games? I have explained 8 most important rook endgames in the video. Let me know what you think!

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Chess endgames are hard. And in order to understand the full complexity of practical endgames, there are a handful of theoretical endgames we have to master first. That's especially true for rook endgames. There are basic positions like the Lucena or the Philidor without which navigating endgames in practical play is very difficult and you're likely to blunder away your advantage or lose a draw position if you aren't familiar with them.

8 most important rook endgames are (starting with the basics essential for understanding the later chapters):

0:00 1. Lucena position - Building the bridge
02:41 2. The rule of the long side
05:20 3. Philidor Position
12:27 4. Distant effectiveness - when you
can't get a Philidor
19:03 5. Kling and Horwitz defense
25:11 6. The cut off King, 1 file and 2 files
31:51 7. Outside passed pawn
39:48 8. Extra pawn on the same side

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