The idea for Black is to take on d5 with the bishop and then to exchange the bishop on g7 with that of his opponent on d4, in order to enter into the ending with a good knight vs bad bishop on b3. White takes control of the d-file and has more active pieces You can see that clearly in the following variation:ġ4…e5? 15.Be3 Bxe4 (15…Nxe4? 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.Bd2+- Black loses the bishop ) 16.Rxd6 Bc6 17.Red1.
Suggestion: you may like to see the video lesson “ Magical Chess Rooks” by GM Levan Aroshidze.ġ1…Rac8 12.Qe2!? White intends to bring the rook to d1 for that reason, 12.De2 is a simple evacuation 12…Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc6 14.Rad1 b5īlack cannot capture the e4-pawn because the pawn on d6 is falling. White is planning ahead and trying to coordinate all of his pieces in order to open a file for his rooks. This move is connected with all actions in the center. This is the key to the position! White wants to put pressure on the semi-open e-file and, more specifically, on the backward pawn on e7.īefore placing the knight on d5, White is preparing this plan with the mysterious move Re1. If Black exchanges this central knight, then White will recapture with the e-pawn and we will have a semi-open file there.
The most typical move for White is to play the knight to d5.
White cannot attack Black’s monarch, so he needs to play in the center. In this particular variation, Black forces White to castle short. Usually in the Accelerated Dragon variation, White castles on the queenside and, after that, prepares the attack on Black’s kingside. Similarly, we can exchange some pieces and then we can have an open file that way. If we exchange some pawns, then one file can open. As the game proceeds, it is possible to exchange some pawns or to exchange some pieces. Please think for 3-5 minutes from White’s point of view and try to find the best move for White.ġ1.Re1! We should place the rooks on open files, when we have open files. The position is about equal and has good potential for both sides. Should White play f4, or Nd5, or capture on c6, or develop the queen with Qd2, or play something else? How should he play now? This is the critical moment for White because he has a lot of options. White has finished the opening tasks and developed all of his pieces. What can we do if there is no open file in the position? How should we place our rooks in this situation?
Rook chess how to#
But after this lesson, you will understand clearly how to play with rooks. What I’m trying to say is that some rook moves are mysterious. If we decide to place the f1-rook there, then we should bring the other rook, the a1-rook, to e1! This is a very well-known rule and it is useful in practice. We should think hard and find reasons for deciding which rook we should move to e1. Let’s imagine that we have only one open file, the e-file. Let’s imagine that we have two rooks, one on f1 and the other on a1. There is one famous Russian rule about rooks – find all the reasons why you should place one rook on an open file and then move the other rook! He will teach you with an illustrative example – a game he played in the Accelerated Dragon variation of the Sicilian Defense. Today, IM Vangjel Buli has prepared a new text lesson for you. Many players have real problems with their rooks and don’t know how to play with them. The most commonly misunderstood piece in chess is the rook.
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