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  2. Rook and pawn versus rook endgame - Wikipedia

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    Positions with two rook pawns are often a draw. A position with a rook pawn and bishop pawn on the same side of the board is usually a draw if they are not far advanced, but the defense is difficult. Overall, the rook pawn and bishop pawn win in 61% of games. [85] The rook pawn and bishop pawn almost always win if they both reach their sixth rank.

  3. Pawn (chess) - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, they can be referred to by the piece which stood on that file at the beginning of the game, e.g. "White's king bishop's pawn" or "Black's queen knight's pawn". It is also common to refer to a rook's pawn, meaning any pawn on the a- or h-files, a knight's pawn (on the b- or g-files), a bishop's pawn (on the c- or f-files), a queen ...

  4. Tarrasch rule - Wikipedia

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    If the pawn is held up before the fifth rank, the rook is better in front of the pawn. Often the rook is best protecting the pawn from the side if it is on the fifth rank or higher. [20] In the ending of a rook and pawn versus a rook, if the defending king is cut off from the pawn's file, then the best defence is with the rook on its first rank ...

  5. Lucena position - Wikipedia

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    The Lucena position is a position in chess endgame theory where one side has a rook and a pawn and the defender has a rook. Karsten Müller said that it may be the most important position in endgame theory. [1] It is fundamental in the rook and pawn versus rook endgame. If the side with the pawn can reach this type of position, they can ...

  6. Chess piece relative value - Wikipedia

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    just under 2 pawns if it is unpaired R vs N, but less if the rook is paired, and a bit less still if the minor piece is an unpaired bishop; one pawn if it is paired R vs paired B; 2B + P = R + N with extra rooks on the board; 2N > R + 2P, especially with an extra pair of rooks; 2B = R + 3P with extra rooks on the board

  7. Pawnless chess endgame - Wikipedia

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    A pawnless chess endgame is a chess endgame in which only a few pieces remain, and no pawns.The basic checkmates are types of pawnless endgames. Endgames without pawns do not occur very often in practice except for the basic checkmates of king and queen versus king, king and rook versus king, and queen versus rook. [1]

  8. Wrong rook pawn - Wikipedia

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    In a king and pawn versus king endgame with a rook pawn, the defending king only has to get in front of the pawn to draw the game. In contrast, in the endgame with a bishop and the wrong rook pawn, getting the defending king in front of the pawn will not necessarily draw. In this position from Edmar Mednis, White wins if it is their move. 1 ...

  9. The exchange (chess) - Wikipedia

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    Having a rook for a minor piece is generally advantageous, since the rook is usually more valuable. A player who has a rook for a minor piece is said to be up the exchange, and the other player is down the exchange. A player who wins a rook for a minor piece is said to have won the exchange, while the other player has lost the exchange. The ...