Chess Lesson # 130 | Rook Endgame

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello guys! Be honest and tell me if you knew how to win this before watching the video 🙌 Maybe 60% ... 90% 🤔😎 Thanks a lot for hitting that like button 👍

[@egnite8942]

No I didn't but now I know what to do!

[@DigitalHaze65536]

I knew to move the King at first, but after a few moves I would have had to think......now I know!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@DigitalHaze65536 👍💪

[@BarelyAlive247]

And the BEST Teacher award goes to…Sir Robert Remirez

[@WarThunderBalkan]

Man, you are the best chess teacher i've ever watched!!👍

[@vivekelangovan4140]

Thanks

[@Hassy171717]

Me "how do I get better at these concepts?" Coach Rob "It's just a matter of being a genius..." 🤣😂🤣😂

[@stolenhandle]

Didn't know this ending AND didn't see it until you showed it. Great content. You are amazing. Thank you!!

[@ruthxk7844]

So useful. Thank you!!

[@oraoradeki]

1900 USCF here and found this lesson useful. Didn't know how to win this endgame, though I might probably figure it out over the board (after burning time on the clock)

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Excellent! Thanks a lot for sharing your feedback. It means a lot! 👍🙌😎

[@TimJapan]

Not exactly, But sort of knowing isn't the same as knowing for sure. Robert something I often have trouble with is remembering when and where to make pawn breaks. I find I'm often breaking before Im ready or not breaking when I had my chance or breaking with the wrong pawn. I feel this part of the game is holding me back.

[@vladislavshevchenko634]

Once in a tournament have sacrificed my queen for two rooks, got into an endgame with 3 extra pawns, and the rooks. Later I promoted a pawn with a second one on the way The opponent have drawn a Lost position. But I'm not Stockfisch, I didn't know that I should've run my king into the center of the board and block one of the checks with my own promoted queen delivering the check to the enemy king forcing an exchange. I understood that the opponent was trying to flag me (I had less than a minute, he had 2in a 5 minute blitz), so I offered a draw, he refused and I have forced a draw by repetition.

[@MistaMasta12]

Really cool endgame lesson. I hadn't seen this position before. Thanks!

[@fredbanon3314]

Nice refresh 👍🇨🇵

[@jackm4457]

Rook + pawn endings are so easy..... until they're not. Being proficient in tactics gives a player a big advantage in these type of endings.

[@mwk1979]

What’s the strategy after after 1) Kd3 Kd5, 2) Kc3 Kc5, 3) Ra2 Rf6?? The black rook can now keep the white king out of the king side. Black can place the king in front of the rook pawn and tie down the white rook. The current threat is Rf3+ and Rxf2+.

[@HT-xt4cn]

4) Ra1 Rf3+ 5) Kd2 Rxf2+ 6) Ke3 Rb2 7) a6 Rb8 8) a7 Ra8

[@mwk1979]

@@HT-xt4cn on Ra1 stockfish just plays Ra6 and I don't see how to make progress

[@elkor3549]

Very instructional video, thank you Robert

[@mad-k6q]

Should we actually be thanking the engine? Thanks engine!😄😜

[@przewrotab]

I like it. I have to watch all series

[@Huislife-s3g]

Thanks for the video Robert, I am just asking would white still win if the black rook defended the pawn by going to e7?

[@seankirch9034]

This progression from Stockfish is tricky and I haven't found a way around it: Kd3 Kd5 2 Kc3 Kc5 3 Ra1 Kb5 4 Kd4 Rd6+ 5 Ke5 Re6+ 6 Kf4 Ka6 7 Kg5 Re2

[@seankirch9034]

Would you consider a video playing this against the engine? Either way, a much-belated thank you for this incredible course!

[@shazadazeemi]

Ro be quite honest at first I thought like bringing the rook for white sice Black King is far from action, and then you mentioned it's an engine recommended move,wow I'm a GM🤣🤣

[@NMRobertRamirez]

😅 you are a natural! 💪

[@elkor3549]

Also Robert where can we practice these endgames against engines?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! Absolutely. There are many drills on websites like chess.com. You can also set it up using the analysis board and then click on finish play vs engine 👍

[@elkor3549]

@@NMRobertRamirez thank you :)

[@peterfredriksson1857]

Tried this important endgame on Lichess training and it's not that clear how to win. The computer also tells you that you failed even if you played it correct an value is +3,5. 😎

[@pepepepe2627]

WhatsApp about f6 for Black?

[@toottoottv2934]

Forker confirmed

[@mwk1979]

I wish I understood how to learn these endings. Everytime I played against the computer as white the best I could do was draw LOL. As black I would lose ☹️

[@abhinavbhutada9b484]

I watch your videos at 2x speed.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Whatever works for you 👍

[@abhinavbhutada9b484]

@@NMRobertRamirez when next live stream?

[@GETSETSHOOT]

New video yeayy

[@29-c3-saisreekarpokuru2]

Maybye I guess 60%

[@ilzl4939]

need to study bird openinig