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Is a rook on an open file a good piece?

#2

Thanks for the article. I don't know whether I can remember what I read, but it makes sense at the moment. I still have a lot to learn about chess...thank you.

Thanks for the article. I don't know whether I can remember what I read, but it makes sense at the moment. I still have a lot to learn about chess...thank you.
#3

#1 I mean it looks so good to play 1. Rxe8 Rxe8 2. Rc1, but Black has 2... Bd6, and 3. Bxd5 doesn't work I think due to 3... Bxg3 and knight covers 4. Bc6. But there is 3. Bxd6 followed by axb5 and Rc5, so I think Black should try to throw in bxa4, so 2... bxa4 3. Rc7 Qe6 4. Bxa4 and 4.... Rc8 isn't possible due to 5. Bd7. I don't think throwing in 3... Re1+ achieves anthing for Black, as Qe8 is still impossible (5. Bxa4 anyway)

Looks very convincing I think

Now I see 2... Rc8 3. Rxc8 Qxd8 4. Bxd5 Nxd5 5. Qxd5 Qc1+ 6. Kh2 Qxb2 but I think 7. Qxb5 is very good

#2 Rd8 I think is the only logical move, otherwise the pressure on b7 looks like too much. 2. Rxd8+ Rxd8 is forced 3. Nb3 to cover c1, so White can try to defend all pawns, 3... Rd1+ 4. Bf1 Rb1 threatning Rb2, and 5. Nfe2 doesnt work due to 5... Rb2 6. a4 Ra2 and knight defends a5. So I think this wins material by force, unless Nc2 is better.

So like 3. Nc2 Rd1+ 4. Nfe1!? threatning Bxc6, where White should be able to eventually play e4 Ne3 N1c2, and untangle. But I think Nb5 should be enough to win a pawn.

If 4. Bf1 Rc1 5. Nfe1 Nb5 should still work, as I don't see how White defends both c and a pawns in one move.

#3 1. Rxd8+ Kxd8 2. Nc5 Kc8 3. Bh6 looks interesting, with 4. g4 forcing a bishop for a knight trade, but it doesn't look like it's enough. Black would respond with 4... Nf4, and after 5. Bxf4 exf4 all Black needs for an easy draw is g5>Be5>f6>h6, so that sadly doesn't work

Other idea is 1. Ra1 to go b5>Ra7, but there are backranks problems, it's difficult to make it work. But Black has to deal with Nc5, which is very, very annoying.

So like 1... Be7 unless Black wants go play 1... b6, and then follow it up with Ra8 lol. And 2. Na5 looks very good. If 2... b6 3. Nc5 and a6 is always weak, if 2... Rb8 3. Rd1 now, and Black can't control c6 with the king, so b6 is basically impossible to achieve.

#4 :( there is no number 4 :(((

#1 I mean it looks so good to play 1. Rxe8 Rxe8 2. Rc1, but Black has 2... Bd6, and 3. Bxd5 doesn't work I think due to 3... Bxg3 and knight covers 4. Bc6. But there is 3. Bxd6 followed by axb5 and Rc5, so I think Black should try to throw in bxa4, so 2... bxa4 3. Rc7 Qe6 4. Bxa4 and 4.... Rc8 isn't possible due to 5. Bd7. I don't think throwing in 3... Re1+ achieves anthing for Black, as Qe8 is still impossible (5. Bxa4 anyway) Looks very convincing I think Now I see 2... Rc8 3. Rxc8 Qxd8 4. Bxd5 Nxd5 5. Qxd5 Qc1+ 6. Kh2 Qxb2 but I think 7. Qxb5 is very good #2 Rd8 I think is the only logical move, otherwise the pressure on b7 looks like too much. 2. Rxd8+ Rxd8 is forced 3. Nb3 to cover c1, so White can try to defend all pawns, 3... Rd1+ 4. Bf1 Rb1 threatning Rb2, and 5. Nfe2 doesnt work due to 5... Rb2 6. a4 Ra2 and knight defends a5. So I think this wins material by force, unless Nc2 is better. So like 3. Nc2 Rd1+ 4. Nfe1!? threatning Bxc6, where White should be able to eventually play e4 Ne3 N1c2, and untangle. But I think Nb5 should be enough to win a pawn. If 4. Bf1 Rc1 5. Nfe1 Nb5 should still work, as I don't see how White defends both c and a pawns in one move. #3 1. Rxd8+ Kxd8 2. Nc5 Kc8 3. Bh6 looks interesting, with 4. g4 forcing a bishop for a knight trade, but it doesn't look like it's enough. Black would respond with 4... Nf4, and after 5. Bxf4 exf4 all Black needs for an easy draw is g5>Be5>f6>h6, so that sadly doesn't work Other idea is 1. Ra1 to go b5>Ra7, but there are backranks problems, it's difficult to make it work. But Black has to deal with Nc5, which is very, very annoying. So like 1... Be7 unless Black wants go play 1... b6, and then follow it up with Ra8 lol. And 2. Na5 looks very good. If 2... b6 3. Nc5 and a6 is always weak, if 2... Rb8 3. Rd1 now, and Black can't control c6 with the king, so b6 is basically impossible to achieve. #4 :( there is no number 4 :(((
#4

Reminds me of a position I had in the game where I got my FIDE rating with my pawn on a2,Ba3,Na4 and my opponent had a pawn on a6.The b-file was open

Reminds me of a position I had in the game where I got my FIDE rating with my pawn on a2,Ba3,Na4 and my opponent had a pawn on a6.The b-file was open
#5

Beginner chess: learn general rules
Advanced chess: unlearn general rules

Beginner chess: learn general rules Advanced chess: unlearn general rules
#6

@FunnyAnimatorJimTV said in #5:

Beginner chess: learn general rules
Advanced chess: unlearn general rules

its more like:

Beginner chess: learn general rules
Advanced chess: learn when to make exceptions

@FunnyAnimatorJimTV said in #5: > Beginner chess: learn general rules > Advanced chess: unlearn general rules its more like: Beginner chess: learn general rules Advanced chess: learn when to make exceptions
#7

beginner=can go to the 7th rank for extra attack
GM= find brilliant and great moves

beginner=can go to the 7th rank for extra attack GM= find brilliant and great moves
#8

rook in open file is triple brilliant (!!!)

rook in open file is triple brilliant (!!!)
#9

#1 Black threatens b5xa4, winning the light-squared bishop.

If a4xb5, then black pushes a5 pawn to a4 also winning the bishop.

White needs some sort of strategy to defend that bishop.

Moving rook d1->c1 makes d1 available for the lightsquared bishop, but white cannot retreat the bishop to d1 without first trading off rooks. This would leave the light-squared bishop off the bank rank, and unwinding this won't be easy.

Instead, white shold play actively and move rook e1 to e5. The threat here is to permit the bishop to capture d5 with the additional attacker via the e5 rook. For example: rook e1->e5 pawn b5xa4, bishop b3xd5 knight b4xd5, rook e5xd5 and the black queen needs to move.

If black responds to rook e1->e5 with rook x rook, then white recaptures by the d4 pawn, exposing the black pawn on d5 to an additional attacker with the rook on d1. Black then cannot immediately push the d5 pawn to d4 because the rook on a8 is hanging and would be captured by the white queen.

#2 The invastion of the white rook on the 7th rank threatens to win the b7 pawn.

Pushing pawn b7 to b6 is uncomfortable for black because of the white bishop along the diagonal.

Black can benefit from a tactic here by playing rook d8. White is then forced to trade rooks and black gets the open d-file. If instead, white plays rook d7xb7, then black plays rook d1, winning the knight on a1, and forcing white to move the bishop into a pin on c1.

#3 Trading rooks isn't advantageous for white because white has a broken pawn structure. Black cannot invade with the rook easily anyway. Instead, white should play rook d1 to a1 and attack the queenside black pawns, say with follow-up moves like knight b3 to c5. But before white makes any knight move, white needs to centralize his king to prevent black rook invasions by maneuvering the white king to e2.

#1 Black threatens b5xa4, winning the light-squared bishop. If a4xb5, then black pushes a5 pawn to a4 also winning the bishop. White needs some sort of strategy to defend that bishop. Moving rook d1->c1 makes d1 available for the lightsquared bishop, but white cannot retreat the bishop to d1 without first trading off rooks. This would leave the light-squared bishop off the bank rank, and unwinding this won't be easy. Instead, white shold play actively and move rook e1 to e5. The threat here is to permit the bishop to capture d5 with the additional attacker via the e5 rook. For example: rook e1->e5 pawn b5xa4, bishop b3xd5 knight b4xd5, rook e5xd5 and the black queen needs to move. If black responds to rook e1->e5 with rook x rook, then white recaptures by the d4 pawn, exposing the black pawn on d5 to an additional attacker with the rook on d1. Black then cannot immediately push the d5 pawn to d4 because the rook on a8 is hanging and would be captured by the white queen. #2 The invastion of the white rook on the 7th rank threatens to win the b7 pawn. Pushing pawn b7 to b6 is uncomfortable for black because of the white bishop along the diagonal. Black can benefit from a tactic here by playing rook d8. White is then forced to trade rooks and black gets the open d-file. If instead, white plays rook d7xb7, then black plays rook d1, winning the knight on a1, and forcing white to move the bishop into a pin on c1. #3 Trading rooks isn't advantageous for white because white has a broken pawn structure. Black cannot invade with the rook easily anyway. Instead, white should play rook d1 to a1 and attack the queenside black pawns, say with follow-up moves like knight b3 to c5. But before white makes any knight move, white needs to centralize his king to prevent black rook invasions by maneuvering the white king to e2.