End game or Main game?
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fog wrote: With the exception of pawns & king, all pieces are equally offensive and defensive material... rook is no exception.
Jul 12, 2008
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#3
I think that rooks are big pieces in endgame. Becuase it's easier to move them than mid game.
Jul 12, 2008
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#4
Rooks are much more important in the endgame, not so much in the beginning.
They prefer open files and ranks, which are at low supply in the middlegame.
Jul 12, 2008
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#5
Yeah but when you're able to get active early in the mid-game that is the hotness
"end game bruisers" as you put it
Generally they play a big role in the end game, but can be used in the middle game depending on the opening. The Morra Smith is a good example of an opening where the rooks are very active in the middle game.
Are rooks main offensive pieces or end game bruiser's? What do you think?