Ah, the "wrong rook" issue. Don't worry, even GMs have problems with it. It all depends on the position, but in general you move the rooks in the direction of the wing you want to attack on. So, if you play white and want to attack on the queenside, leave the a1 rook where it is, and move the f1 rook to c1. The d1 & e1 fields are toughest to decide on, no general rules here I'm afraid.
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don't forget about b1
Thanks for posting such a well posed question, one that has crossed my mind often as well. I like Crazychessplays's rule of thumb but would love to hear any more advice too!
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The f-rook can be very useful protecting f2 for defensive purposes, so if in doubt, im more inclined to use the a1 rook.
Also, the a-pawn can often be pushed on its own without needing a rook's support. An f1 rook can defend f2 and also allow it to be pushed to f4. But generally choose depending on what the rooks' situations are. If one rook is very inactive and the other is preventing tactical swipes or guarding a pushed pawn, that one might not want to move.
Hi,
I have a question about how to place rooks.
Problem:
take an opening for white, doesn't matter which particular one, during the opening a situation develops where white has castled, and rooks on a1 and f1 get connected. candidate fields for rook placement, are c1, d1 and e1
Question:
How would I recognize, where to place which rook?
if a candidate field has been selected, say d1, based on what criteria ,would I move either the a1 rook or f1 rook? I seem to loose a lot of time making these decisions, and a lot of time i.e tempo , to repair a bad choice. mostly I loze the game as well due to this.
In many analyzed games with class A players, I only get a comment about " rook a1 is better to this field " no arguments /motivation about why. seems to me this particular problem is also present at top player level?!?!?
anyway, please feel free to comment, and if there are helpfull comments, please do motivate your decision.
second, if you do have a link or ISDN number or such of any kind of archive/books on this subject, please do post