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Rook endgames are the most common endgame in practical chess, and the most commonly misplayed. These puzzles cover the concrete tactical moments in them — winning a pawn by a skewer, cutting the king off, or finding the one move that holds a draw a pawn down.
Rook activity outweighs a pawn far more often than players expect. Before defending passively, check whether an active rook check from behind or a counter-attack on the opponent's pawns holds the position instead.
This trainer draws on 482 puzzles tagged with the rook endgame theme, rated from 400 to 2818 with a median of 1307. Every position comes from a real game in the Lichess open puzzle database, so the tactics are ones that actually occurred over the board rather than composed studies.
Rook endgames are the most common endgame in practical chess, and the most commonly misplayed. These puzzles cover the concrete tactical moments in them — winning a pawn by a skewer, cutting the king off, or finding the one move that holds a draw a pawn down.
There are 482 puzzles carrying this theme, with difficulty ratings from 400 to 2818. The median puzzle is rated 1307, which sits in the intermediate range.
Rook activity outweighs a pawn far more often than players expect. Before defending passively, check whether an active rook check from behind or a counter-attack on the opponent's pawns holds the position instead.
Yes. Every puzzle is free and unlimited, with no account required. The puzzles come from the Lichess open puzzle database, which is released into the public domain.