Chess Expertise Step by Step Vol. 3: Rook Handling

The management of rooks and endings in general constitute one of the most fascinating elements of chess. Rich in both tactical and strategic possibilities, they offer us the opportunity to marvel at their infinite creative potential and unique ideas. Of all the chess endings (pawn, queen, rook, bishop and knight), rook endings occur most frequently. Like all aspects of chess strategy, rook endings and, in general, the management of rooks, encompass a significant number of theoretical motifs that are repeated, about which we must be aware (as well as our openings). This way we will be able to make correct decisions at crucial moments in the game, decisions that will either promise us victory or allow us to secure a draw. This DVD attempts to cover all the important pieces of this field and help you assimilate the knowledge and understand in depth the proper handling of rooks in certain cases. We will examine how to keep your rook active, how to trap a rook, how not to lose a tied rook ending, how to handle technical rook endings, how to successfully transfer a rook from one flank to another, how to improve rook-knight cooperation, and Finally, how to defend against a knight and 3 pawns. To be honest, this is only a small part of the enormous amount of material there is to learn about rooks, but in any case it is a good starting point. Video footage: 4 hours.