Most Common Rook Endgame
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Cecil Purdy gives the most common type of rook endgame as one with a rook and rook pawn versus a rook, with the rook in front of its pawn. In the third diagram, White wins easily. If it is Black's move:
- 1... Ke7
- 2. Rb8 R-any
- 3. Kb7 Rb1+
- 4. Ka8! R-any
- 5. a7
and White wins. He can force his king out by Kb7 or if the black rook prevents that by going to the seventh rank, then Rh8 and Kb8 (Purdy 2003:116–17).
Read more about this topic: Rook And Pawn Versus Rook Endgame
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