Usually black can spend some intervening moves chasing white's king around the board, wasting moves and leading towards a draw.ģ) Lastly, if white tries to get his king up the board to restrict black's own king's movements, this gets in the way of the squares at least one of his rooks is attacking and then the black king can sneak away from the edge of the board on the far side of the white king. But that takes two moves to achieve, so as soon as white makes the first, the black rook can move out of the way again white then has to move back onto adjacent ranks / files to have a hope of checkmating if he does so, that gives black a chance to move the rook again and thus the process repeats itself. The only way for white to force an exchange is to move both rooks onto the same rank or file, so that the rook can be attacked by a piece which is in turn defended. However, when black still has a rook, the moves required to get white's rooks over to the other side of the board are enough for the black rook to move up and shield the king.
#Rook king checkmate plus#
If the rooks defend themselves by moving onto the same rank or file, the king is then able to slip between them when one moves thus the king cannot be confined to the edge of the board.Ģ) The above problem would not apply if it were not for the extra black rook, since in a 2 rooks plus king scenario, the rooks can dart across the board in a couple of moves and continue to force the king towards the edge. However, from most positions, the king is close enough to the white rooks that it can move diagonally to intercept them as they advance up the board and thus prevent checkmate. The problems are:ġ) To achieve mate, the black king needs to be driven to the edge of the board.
#Rook king checkmate how to#
I haven't been able to find anything about how to achieve mate with this combination on the board.
Eventually I blundered and lost the extra rook, but I'm confused about how checkmate could have been achieved when my opponent was unwilling to exchange rooks. But I've just spent a frustrating game failing to achieve checkmate. So do various online sources, which suggest that in most (if not all) positions, this is a win for white. Now let’s understand this with the help of an example.Common sense tells me that white ought to be able to win with the extra rook. Note: Avoid unnecessary checks with the queen as this might lead to the widening of the box. Bring your king to the square closest to the Black king such that the file/rank in which the queen is on is in the middle of the files/ranks in which the kings are on.
Decide on a corner of the board to drive the Black king to (It’s easier to mate the king when it’s in a corner).The steps involved in the mate are as follows: For the sake of explanation, let’s consider White to be the side with the queen. Checkmating with the QueenĬheckmating a lone king with the queen is relatively simple and straightforward. In this article, we are discussing an easy-to-learn method for the first one. There are multiple ways to achieve both the checkmates. Checkmating a lone king with the queen.Let’s discuss the ‘theory’ behind two of the most elementary checkmates in chess: Loads of chess positions and ideas have been studied and analyzed by great players, adding them to the well-established chess knowledge over decades, termed as ‘chess theory.’ The ever-evolving chess theory is a must for players aiming to improve their game. Have you ever wondered how they can do it? The answer is simple: ‘They know the theory involved in the position!’ You’ve probably heard strong chess players saying, “It’s a win for White!” or “This position is a draw!” when they are asked about the evaluation of a particular position. If you are not familiar with chess notation and checkmate, please refer to this article and this one before reading the below article.
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