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Rook vs Knight
Course
23 episodes
(44 min)
(44 min)
Creators
GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes
Rook vs Knight endgames.
It looks like a one-sided battle. The Rook, with its reputation as the endgame hero and the higher-value piece, should dominate.
However, don’t underestimate the Knight!
There are positions it defends even when both sides have a pawn each.
And if you give the Knight two or more pawns, they could overpower the Rook!
In this course, GM Gabuzyan covers the most important theoretical positions of the Rook vs. Knight endgame.
Below are the positions from the course:
You’ll learn about winning strategies with the Rook, defensive techniques with the Knight, evaluating positions when both sides have an equal number of pawns on a flank, and more!
Let’s dive in and get started!
What you'll learn
- The winning technique with a Rook + pawn vs Knight.
- The positions when a Knight can hold a draw against a Rook + pawn.
- The defensive technique and setup in a Knight + pawn vs Rook + pawn ending.
- Is Knight + two pawns enough to win against a Rook?
- Knight + three pawns vs Rook – Is it winning or drawn?
- Can the side with the Knight defend an endgame with 3 vs 3 pawns on the same side?
- Evaluating a Rook vs Knight endgame with 2 vs 2 pawns and more!
Course Content
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23
Episodes -
44 min
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Students give this course an average of 5 out of 5 stars.
william wharton
Can you include a section in this course about knight vs rook without pawns to explain how to draw with the knight (The knight must stay next to the king) and how to punish defender if the knight is Far from the king. thank you
Danya Anjana
nice
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Merci :-)
Ashok ng
Nice!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thank you!
Robert Jackson
I thought this course structure was quite advanced but the structure and content were enhanced by Hovhannes' presentation style! This helped make it more understandable for me.
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks Robert, I tried to make it easy to watch :-)
Balanandan Ayyappan
Good
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks!
Alan Marcuse
Intense and, as always, very instructive, thank you, Hovhannes!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks, Alan!
GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes
Hovhannes Gabuzyan became a U-16 Olympic Champion in 2010. Two years later, at 17, he achieved the Grandmaster title.
He was the World University Chess Champion in 2016, the Armenian Champion in 2017 and 2021, and has represented his country at the prestigious Chess Olympiad.
He believes time is a person’s most valuable resource. This philosophy reflects in his swift play on the chessboard and his training methods that focus on squeezing the most out of one’s time.
Hovhannes Gabuzyan became a U-16 Olympic Champion in 2010. Two years later, at 17, he achieved the Grandmaster title.
He was the World University Chess Champion in 2016, the Armenian Champion in 2017 and 2021, and has represented his country at the prestigious Chess Olympiad.
He believes time is a person’s most valuable resource. This philosophy reflects in his swift play on the chessboard and his training methods that focus on squeezing the most out of one’s time.
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