Endgame Basics || The Vancura Position || Rook vs Rook and a Pawn on 6th rank || Rook Endgames скачать в хорошем качестве

Endgame Basics || The Vancura Position || Rook vs Rook and a Pawn on 6th rank || Rook Endgames

Endgame Basics || The Vancura Position || Rook vs Rook and a Pawn on 6th rank || Rook Endgames The Chess Hobbit - Youtube Chess Channel Statement of purpose: Our goal is to provide quality chess analysis, commentary and instructional content using short videos to help students of the game, coaches and chess enthusiasts worldwide. Endgame Basics Series: The third World Chess Champion and legend, Jose Raul Capablanca famously quoted “In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else”. The series “Endgame Basics“ discusses key positions and concepts in the endgame. We will leverage contributions from several masters over the past several centuries, which has helped this and past generations gain a profound understanding of endgames. About this video: This video covers in detail what is referred to as the Vancura position. This is one of the key positions that are critical to understand and learn in rook endgames. It covers the key ideas for attacking and defensive sides, discusses variants and nuances with different white king positions. The content key takeaways from studies by J. Vancura in 1924 and Romanovsky in 1950, in addition to a few other related positions. Vancura Position (White king on f3) - Defensive method starts with 1. ..Rf1+ 2. Ke4 Rf6 securing a draw Romanovsky Position (White king on f4) - Two Defensive methods. First method 1…Rc1 2. Ra7+ Kg6 3. Rb7 Rc5! 4. Rb6 Kf7 5. Ke4 Ra5 6. Kd4 Ke7 7. Kc4 Kd7 8. Kc4 Rb1 = Second method 1...Ra5 2. Ke4 Rb5 or Rc5 = Vancura position variant with the white king on f5 - Defensive method starts with 1...Ra5+ 2. Ke6 Rh5 3. Ra7+ Kg8 4. Rf7 Ra5 = We welcome your feedback and thoughts, as well as suggestions on which topics or games you would like to discuss in the upcoming videos. Please share these in the comments section or you may send an email to thechesshobbit@gmail.com If you would like to support the channel, you may send a small donation on Paypal via the link http://paypal.me/thechesshobbit