Endgame 4: Rook against pawn and the Lucena

When the rook beats the pawn and when it does not, and how to win rook and pawn against rook. This is an endgame course with 6 lessons and 40 interactive exercises, suited to players rated around 1200 (improving players). Every exercise is played on a real board with feedback after each move, there is nothing to install, and it is free.

Lessons in Endgame 4: Rook against pawn and the Lucena

  1. Rook against pawn – The rook wins if your king gets back in time or the enemy king is cut off from its pawn.
  2. Rook against pawn: holding on – With the king next to its pawn, the pawn's side can often hold, but only with precise king moves.
  3. The Lucena position – Rook and pawn against rook with your king in front of the pawn: put your rook on the 4th rank as a shield, and the checks run out.
  4. Rook endings in practice – Rook endings from games: active rooks, passed pawns and well-timed checks.
  5. Endgame defence – Find the only moves that hold the draw.
  6. Pawn endings in practice – Pawn endings from games: count tempi, use the opposition, make a passed pawn.

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