Here are the four rook endgame studies we gave you to solve:
In each case it is White to play and win. Here are the video explanations:
And here is a replayer with full line and details, with and engine available for further analysis. Note that the Timman position we used begins after move ten of the original study.Â
Hope you enjoyed the challenge and learnt a lot from these remarkable studies.
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