11-year-old GM Gabuzyan was playing in the Armenian Youth Championship. 
 

He had trained hard for it. And everything was going as planned. 

A win in the final game would make him the champion and give him a chance to play at the World Youth Championship. That was his biggest dream at this point of his life.
 

Only 1 thing stood between him and the championship cup – a Rook endgame!

And then he got a winning position… Alas, he failed to spot the win, and eventually the game ended in a draw.
 

It was disheartening. However, on the bright side, it made him more determined to improve. So he went to his coach who helped him lay the foundation for a strong Rook endgame.
 

In today’s article, GM Gabuzyan shares the very same things his coach taught to build his understanding of Rook endgames.
 

These include the most important positions and concepts that are enough for players below 2000 rating to know.
 

Read the full story 👇
https://chessmood.com/blog/rook-endgames

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