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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Rook Endgames - Lesson 9 - The Skewer Trick

The Skewer Trick

TIP: Always watch out for checks.

This doesn't mean always play a check if you see one, but rather that less can go wrong and more right if you are always on the ball regarding checks that you can make in a given position or your opponent can make after your intended move. See below.


Lets continue from where we left the above example.
NOTE: Life isn't always fair!

Okay, I'm sure you didn't need me to tell you that and probably more relevant is my advice that White could have avoided this trap with 1. Kg2!. See below.


Interesting, isn't it. We will see you next time with another one. In subsequent lessons we will discuss Rook vs. Pawn Endgames in detail. Stay tuned!

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