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Endgame challenges/Rooks/Drawing rook endings

Drawing rook endings

Hold against rook and pawn

Position 1 · Hold 8 moves

RacePositionsLearn

Lessons on this material

  • The Philidor Position
  • The Passive Back-Rank Defense
  • Rook on the First Rank, King to the Rescue
  • One Tempo Saves the Draw: Only Kd5
  • Knight Pawn: the Defender Checks from the Front
  • Philidor's Defense on the Fifth
  • Rook Behind the Pawn, King to the Side
  • Knight Pawn: The Long Side or Nothing