The white player in this example will use the rook to defend a specific rank on the board and won't use the rook to check the black king until the white king is directly across from the black king with one square between them. This way the black king is forced to move toward an edge of the board.
CHECKMATE WITH THE ROOK
The white player in this example will use the rook to defend a specific rank on the board and won't use the rook to check the black king until the white king is directly across from the black king with one square between them. This way the black king is forced to move toward an edge of the board.