Endgames  ·  Lesson 80 of 92

Trading When Ahead

You're up a whole rook. Good endgame policy is to…

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  1. Trade PIECES, keep pawns — simplify into an easy win
  2. Trade all your pawns
  3. Avoid all trades
  4. 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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This lesson is one of 92 in the Grandmaster Academy — every one playable, with the pieces moving under your hand.

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