Endgames · Lesson 80 of 92
Trading When Ahead
You're up a whole rook. Good endgame policy is to…
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- Trade PIECES, keep pawns — simplify into an easy win
- Trade all your pawns
- Avoid all trades
- Sacrifice the rook back for fun
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Trade PIECES, keep pawns — simplify into an easy win
Ahead in material? Trade pieces, not pawns. Each trade makes your extra rook a bigger share of the remaining army.
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