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Philidor position (1,272 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

eighth rank to check the opposing king from behind (assuming that the opposing rook is not on that rank). Philidor thought that the only way to draw was

Passed pawn (1,148 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

minor pieces. It is not so powerful in an endgame with rooks if the opposing rook can get behind the pawn (see diagram), as in the Tarrasch rule. Passed

Tarrasch rule (2,543 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Position after 35...Rxa3. Rook in front of its passed pawn, opposing rook will get behind the pawn. The game was drawn 30 moves later.

Pawnless chess endgame (7,112 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

usually a win because the attacking king can usually escape checks by the opposing rook (which is hard to judge in advance). Rook versus rook: this is normally

Chess endgame (7,772 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

pawn is not too far advanced. In that case, the best place for the opposing rook is in front of the pawn. Rooks are very poor defenders relative to their

Rook and pawn versus rook endgame (7,276 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

conversion to a winning endgame via promotion of the pawn or capture of the opposing rook. In the following discussion and positions, assume that the side with

Castling (4,357 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

actually be check. The diagrammed problem involves castling with an opposing rook under the Koko fairy condition (each piece must end up adjacent to another