King and Rook vs King
Part of the Tactics section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 45 of 48.
Same job as the queen, one line at a time: the rook's rank or file is a wall the king cannot cross, and your own king does the pushing. The mate has one shape - kings facing, one square between, rook checking along the edge. Count his squares before every rook move: zero without check is stalemate.
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Position 1 of 8
WatchOne rook, one wall. Watch what he cannot do.
The starting position.
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All 8 positions
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1Free Pieces
Hanging PiecesCounting AttackersGood Trades, Bad TradesIs It Safe?Puzzles: Take What Is FreeRecap: Free Pieces2The Fork
One Move, Two ThreatsKnight ForksPawn and Queen ForksSeeing Forks ComingPuzzles: Fork Hunt 1Puzzles: Fork Hunt 2Recap: The Fork5Removing the Defender
The Overloaded PieceCapture the DefenderDeflectionPuzzles: Guard DutyRecap: Removing Defenders8Winning Endgames
King and Queen vs KingKing and Rook vs KingThe Pawn RaceOppositionProject: Finish the Game