Tip: If you playing the Rook vs Knight Endgame for the side with a Rook, you want to keep the opponent’s King away from the Knight and try to trap it in the red or yellow zone. This position is drawn with correct play from both sides. Black is not able to drive the Knight away from the King or checkmate the white king. This position looks somewhat similar to the example above, with just one difference: the white King defends the knight. Using the same idea as in the example above, we isolate the Knight from escaping into the center of the board. Therefore, there is a chance of winning this game for white. In this position, the Knight is located in the yellow zone. We do it by taking away all the escape squares with the rook and king. The key in the positions like that is to isolate the knight and don’t allow it to escape from the corner. In this position the knight is located in one of the corners of the board, meaning there is a large chance of winning the endgame for white.
#Chess checkmate rook and king how to#
In order to understand how to actually convert those favorable positions into a win let’s take a look at the following examples. Remember that map and it will help you to evaluate the winning chances of Rook vs Knight positions as well as masters do. If the Knight is in the green zone, it’s usually a draw with a right play If the Knight is in the yellow zone, you have some winning chancesģ. If the Knight is in the red zone, and you can trap him there the position is wonĢ. Here are the 3 most important points to keep in mind:ġ. This endgame is not as complicated as many players think. Rook, Typical Rook Endings, Opposite Color Bishops, King and Pawn, etc. Previously we have covered some of the most important endgames including Knight and Bishop Checkmate, Two Bishops Checkmate, Queen vs. Is it a win or a draw for the stronger side? Let’s find out!Īlso, today we will continue talking about chess endgames. It is one of the most fundamental endings every chess player must know. Hope that makes some sense, also if you go to the Practice page under the Learn tab on Lichess, you can go to Piece Checkmate 1 to practice rook checkmate.Rook vs Knight Endgame is today’s topic. So how do you force them to take opposition? You play a waiting move with your rook keep it on the same file but play it to a random square not attacked by your opponents king, and now if you follow your opponents king to the edge of the board, they will have to come to your king's opposition, at which point you move your rook to the same file, delivering check, forcing them down.
Now you've probably noticed that if you step directly in front of the king, they'll just move to the side, and you'll never be in opposition, meaning your rook check from the side won't force them down a file. The idea is to take opposition to your opponent's king, and then deliver check from the side with your rook to force it down a file, and then you keep doing it all the way to the last file, at which point delivering check with the rook from the side is checkmate.
There are plenty of YouTube videos and tutorials that will explain much better than I'm about to, but the idea is to force your opponent's king to the edge of the board and deliver checkmate with the king blocking off the squares in front of the opponent's king, and the rook attacking the squares in the same file/rank as the opponent's king.įor simplicity sake, I'm gonna say file, but you can also replace every time I say file with rank and the same thing would still apply. When posting solutions to tactics problems and puzzles, type them in spoilers, like this: >!1. Also, any questions already answered in our FAQ will be deleted. Quick questions like: "Why is this a brilliant move?" should be posted in our pinned No Stupid Questions MEGATHREAD. Read the Wiki before posting / Post Quick Questions in Correct Thread. Self-promotion posts include but are not limited to: advertising YouTube channels, offering chess tutorial services for a fee, selling books, linking to advertising sites, etc.ĭo not ask for advice for rated games currently in progress. Chess-unrelated / NSFW / offensive / meme / spam materials are not allowed.ĭo not post self-promotion materials or adverts.
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