Rook in Front of the Pawn * Endgame Positions * Chess Endgames Network

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Study Puzzle of the Day 1/3/2021

March 1, 2021February 27, 2021 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic76

Two similar lines, but only one of them works! White to move and draw (R. Reti, 1931) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

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Study Puzzle of the Day 2/1/2021

January 2, 2021December 29, 2020 GM, FT Blazimir Kovacevic101

Can you find the winning trick? White to move and win (D. Petrov, 1964) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)

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R-71

March 5, 2020July 1, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic98

In similar positions, White draws easily even if his rook is badly placed in front of the pawns, but only if his king is not too far away. Critical position is Minev study from 1986, which we will examine with colors reversed. ...

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R-59

March 4, 2020June 30, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic105

Considering that in similar position White saves himself by lateral checks, it is easy to conclude that he can draw only if there is enough space on the left side. In position shifted one file to the left, there is no salvation for White. It is concluded by Y. Averbakh 1984. White to move...

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R-58

March 4, 2020June 30, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic104

When the white king is behind enemy pawns backed-up by their king, White draws easiest if his king on the opposite flank from his black counterpart. There is no shouldering away motif and he is in time to help the rook fighting enemy pawns. The borderline case showed L. Prokeš in his study published...

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R-57

July 25, 2019June 30, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic107

However, if black king was only “one step” closer, White could not realize the idea from previous example. This was also discovered by L. Prokeš in a 1947. study. ...

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R-54

July 25, 2019June 30, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic79

In similar position with the black king cut-off, pawns on the edge cannot win even against very passive rook. This was discovered by I.Kling and B.Horwitz way back in 1851. ...

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R-30C

July 25, 2019June 30, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic90

C ) When White’s king is on c7, he can win even with a rook in front of the pawn because he needs one move less to reach critical square a3. ...

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R-30B

July 25, 2019June 30, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic81

B) With king on h5, White to move cannot win since Black gains a tempo attacking the rook. ...

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R-30A

July 25, 2019June 30, 2020 GM Vlatko Kovacevic94

Similar position with rook in front of the pawn is less favorable for White in case both kings are on the same side! That is confirmed by smaller winning area as we can see. ...

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