Holding the Same-Wing Rook Ending
White to play and draw
PlayDown a pawn with the whole battle squeezed onto the kingside, you still hold. A single extra pawn on one wing rarely wins, and precise active defense keeps the balance.
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Holding the Same-Wing Rook Ending
Hold the draw against perfect play
Waking the engine…
The theory
Same-wing rook endings a pawn down are a defender's friend: the attacker simply cannot open a second front.
The key rule. With all pawns on one wing, a single extra pawn usually falls short of a win.
Active pieces. Keep the rook attacking and the king near the pawns, steering toward the standard holding setups.
In this drill you defend and confirm that a lone extra pawn on one wing is only a draw against precise play.