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Rook endgame

Rook endgames are the most common endings. Activity matters more than a single pawn: a rook on the seventh rank, a rook behind a passed pawn, and an active king decide most positions.

The Lucena and Philidor pages show two standard rook and pawn positions. The puzzles here are practical rook endings from real games.

Source database: 332,033 puzzles with this tag. This trainer: 180.

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Puzzle rating 913 · played 7,819 times in the source set

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