Endgames
How to Checkmate With a King and Rook: The Box Method in Four Steps
King and rook against a lone king is always a win within 16 moves. Learn the box method, the opposition finish and the waiting move that beginners miss.
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Endgames
Tactics
Pins and Skewers: Two Sides of the Same Tactic, With Engine-Checked Examples and a Simple Way to Spot Both
Pins and skewers use three pieces on one line in reverse order. Absolute and relative pins, breaking a pin, skewers that win the queen, and a rook endgame trick
Strategy
The Rook on the Seventh Rank: Why It's Worth a Pawn, How to Get There, and When Two Rooks on the Seventh Decide the Game
A rook on the seventh rank attacks undefendable pawns and traps the enemy king. How to get there, what to do once you arrive, and how to defend against it.
Endgames
The Lucena Position: How to Build the Bridge and Win the Most Important Rook Endgame, Plus the Philidor Defense That Stops It
The Lucena is the winning technique every rook-endgame player needs. Step-by-step bridge building, when it works, and the Philidor defense, both checked by an e
Endgames
The Philidor Position: How to Hold a Rook Endgame a Pawn Down With the Third-Rank Defense
The Philidor Position is the key drawing method in rook endgames. An engine-checked diagram, the third-rank defense step by step, and why checks from behind wor