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Mating with Queen vs. Rook Part 2 -- Practice!

Jan 11, 2011
20 min
16950 Views
Today IM Sam Shankland continues his display of how to win a Queen vs Rook ending. Here we see a "practical follow up" to the "technical Philidor position" covered in the first video. Reviewed is the infamous 3rd Rank Defense -- known for stumping some of the strongest Grandmasters --, several practice sessions with Shanky vs the computer, and finally a breakdown of the correct and efficient method required to win...