Category: Rook+B vs Rook

  Now that we have examined all methods of defense, let us see positions where White has realized his strategic maximum – the black king driven to the eighth rank; and the reached opposition indicating a mating attack. We shall see the Philidor’s position where the kings occupy the central file, which was researched by […]

  Defence along the seventh rank was discovered by a Polish grandmaster, W. Schmidt, and is based on the «hedgehog» set up on the seventh rank and a stalemate motif. Black to move draws not allowing the opponent to invade the seventh rank with his rook, and thus «pin» it to the edge of the […]

  If the bishop is, in a similar position, less than four files away from the edge, White wins by means of zugzwang when the rook is driven to the eighth rank ( Kling and Kuiper,1846 ).   ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →

  Defence along the sixth rank is efficient on the longer side only, i.e. the one where the distance between the bishop and the edge of the board is at least four files away. A typical position was studied by Kling and Kuiper in 1846. White to move cannot win because the black rook has […]

  At the defence with the double intersection control there is one exception, which is necessary to know. If the intersection is on the b (g) -file, White wins by capturing the rook.   ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →

  Black has four basic defending techniques: a ) Defence from the rear (Cochrane) b ) Double control of intersection (Szen) c ) Sixth rank defence (Kling and Kuiper) d ) Seventh rank defence (Schmidt) . Defence from the rear (Cochrane) is convincingly the simplest, and based on tying the bishop on the fourth rank […]