Chess-End Game
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Rook & pawns
Objectives
K+R+1pawn vs. K+R
- Get your rook behind the pawn to promote.
- Try to get control of the promotion square with your king.
- The best way to block a passed pawn is with the king. Even more, if the opponent king can reach the promotion square, the game is draw.
K+R+2pawn vs. K+R
- Try to get control of the promotion square with your king.
- If that's not possible, it means that opponent king will be blocking your pawn.
- So use 1 pawn to immobilize the opponent king.
- Push your other pawn. To stop this pawn, the opponent will have to use his rook, which will then be immobilized.
- Use your other king so that to attack opponent rook, and get access to the promotion square of this other pawn. This require to a the right time to move your rook behind the pawn blocked by opponent rook.
Traps:
- Don't let opponent check your king followed by capture of your rook.
Other information:
- Square rule (telling whether a king alone can stop a passed pawn)
- King is the best to stop a passed pawn.
- Rook is very bad a stopping a passed pawn. If so, it is completely immobilized. The best way to attack such a rook is with the king.