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Endgame challenges/Rooks/Rook against pawns

Rook against pawns

Catch the pawns with the rook

Position 1 · Mate in 13

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Lessons on this material

  • Rook vs Advanced Pawn
  • Cutting the King Off: Rook Against a Runner
  • Cutting Off a Knight-Pawn
  • Outflanking: The Réti Study
  • The Knight Underpromotion Defense
  • When the Knight Trick Fails
  • Rook Against Connected Pawns
  • The Rook Belongs Behind the Leading Pawn