The Lucena position is one of the most famous and important positions in chess endgame theory, where one side has a rook and a pawn and the defender has a rook. It is fundamental in the rook and pawn versus rook endgame. If the side with the pawn can reach this type of position, he can forcibly win the game. Most rook and pawn versus rook endgames reach either the Lucena Position or the Philidor Position if played accurately (de la Villa 2008:125). The side with the pawn will try to reach the Lucena Position to win; the other side will try to reach the Philidor Position to draw.
The position is incorrectly named after the Spaniard Luis Ramirez de Lucena. The name "Lucena" is pronounced "Loo THAY na" in Castilian Spanish (Shenk 2006:79).
Read more about Lucena Position: Introduction, The Winning Method: Building A Bridge, Alternate Plan For The Defense, Rook Pawn, Similar Positions May Be Drawn, Examples From Praxis, Conclusion
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