Chess Endgame: Lucena Position

This video covers how to successfully promote your pawn once you've obtained the Lucena Position by building a bridge with your rook.

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[UserName-rrhy]

had this for the very first time after years today and won against a 2150 in rapid

[JalebJay]

@Tyrazial If the black rook stayed on the d-file you can still bring your rook to e7 (where it would be protected after 1. ... move other than R+, 2. Re7 Kf6, 3. d8=Q Rxd8, 4. Kxd8) and you have a won endgame.

[Tyrazial]

At 2:21: The only problem I found was when you placed the white rook up next to the white king you potentially put yourself in a stalemate situation. If the black rook stayed in that column, and you advanced the pawn to become a queen, the rook could take the queen, placing your king in check. It would be at a diagonal to the white rook, disabling the white rook from taking the black rook. The white king would have to take the black rook, leaving the black king to take the white rook. Stalemate.

[cheetrowe]

If black stays on the d file, white can play Rf5 (or Rf6+ and then back to Rf5). From there white will get his rook to d5, and then there is nothing that black can do except for one final check, and then white can get his pawn, king, and rook all in line on the d file. As soon as white plays Rf5 actually, computer programs will have black sac the rook for the pawn because it's a longer mate with just a rook than with a queen, but of course that is just a computer stalling tactic. :)

[ah]

this video is really helpful. Thanks for posting it

[AkunYtmusic-pbel]

I come at 24--04-2023, and I can say this informations are more powerful than Chessabel Pro Member course. Good Job at explanation, you're a great man. Apreciate it, lope lopre from Indonesia :3

[bobxx]

It's about time I learn this stuff.

[dannykneip]

great tips for this scenario! thank you.. i find all of these videos fascinating to watch..

[lazimofo]

I think the Kf8 is a MUCH cleaner than what you mentioned jerry.

[dennystreet]

I have lost alot of games and had a draw as well not knowing this. Thank you bro!

[OmegaAnAsian]

@Tyrazial That isn't stalemate, it's insufficient mating material.

[Threepwoot]

At 3:18 why dont you just move your rook to e2 and then move your king to either e8 or e7? then the rook would prevent the black rook from making use of the e-file...

[_pulsa]

Thanks, this could be useful eventually

[constantinekhvalin]

4:34 doesn’t a simple Rf5+ followed by Rd5 win?

[lfroggyl]

Jerry Do you know which end game study teaches that underpromoting serves a purpose in some cases. I remember one where the king places itself in a corner so that a promotion to Queen will draw so the correct thing to do is promote to rook

[Az-uzpl]

4:16 after the rooks are exchanged the black king is closer so a draw surely?

[GuitarandSoccer]

@Threepwoot King could play to f7, not allowing the king into the e file.

[SRADracer]

@1.40.
Why not rook to e2? This also prevents check on the E file.

[roaddorado]

Why does every tutorial video, that covers the Lucena position, have awful taste in chess skins

[EuphoricImpact]

I definitely did get a lot out of it. My issue is my middle game strategy. Normally my end game is solid. But it really depends more on if the person is playing me or the board. When they are playing me (if I get lazy and rely on well worn tactics) then I can easily get sloppy. I need to work on that. Thank you for the information.