Queen and rook endgame

These endings still have a queen and at least one rook on the board. The tactical ideas are pins, skewers, and back rank threats, with fewer pieces to hide behind.

Keep your king off the open file the enemy rook wants, and look for checks that also attack the queen.

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Puzzle rating 817 · played 3,981 times in the source set

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