The Rook's Alarm
Part of the Basic Mates section of Coddy's Endgames journey. Lesson 21 of 26.
A rook stalemates as easily as a queen, and in the same place: the corner. Your king covers two of his squares, the rook quietly takes the third, and the game is drawn. The cure is the picture from the rook chapter - the check comes along the edge, from far away, never from beside him.
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WatchThe rook version. Watch the draw.
The starting position.
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