King And Rook vs King

Posted by Chess Chit Chat

The first simple endgame I am going to cover is king and rook against lone king. Although these positions don't appear that often (most players will resign before it gets to this stage), you simply must know how to do this. Think how you would feel if, after a 3 hour struggle, the board had this material imbalance and you didn't know how to take the victory. I think most people would be pretty frustrated! Read more »

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King And Queen vs King

Posted by Chess Chit Chat

In the second of our simple endgame series, we are going to show how to checkmate with a king and queen against a lone king. This is easier than king and rook vs king, but you still need to take care because it is also easy to stalemate your opponent! Read more »