11 Mate with rook and king
11.1 Tutorial
Checkmating with a rook only works at the edge of the board. Your own king helps to drive the opposing one to the edge and offers support in the mating pattern.
After mate with the queen alone, this ending is the second most frequently seen technical mate. It is, however, slightly more difficultt, It arises, e.g., in the endgame when
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- Mate on the edge of the board
The king is blocking the escape squares highlighted in red
Mate on the edge of the board - vertical
It doesn't work without the white king
Mate with a rook - here is how it's done
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Mate with the rook - the cunning waiting move
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Mate with the rook - an amusing trick
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11.2 Exercises
Move directly on the board to input a solution. Either click first on the start square and then on the target square. Or click on the piece, hold on to it, move it tot he target square and let go of it. The button ‘Left arrow’ takes back the move.
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White checkmates immediately
Mate in one move
Mating on the edge of the board
Mate in one move
White delivers mate
Mate in one move
Mate in two moves
It is your move
Use a waiting move with the rook
Your move
Drive the king to the edge of the board
Your move
The complete mate
Your move
