How to checkmate with a rook

When mateing

here there is a tricky waiting move you shuld know about.

I hope you found this helpfule

blagodaria:)

@olc: 9...Rg5+ at once is better.

@dnleary: 6.Rb3 voila! the black king can't escape

posporov its just an advice dosent matter whats the fastest way to win

@ olc, it really does though.   The only time you're going to find someone playing out an endgame like this is if you're *incredibly* close to running out of time and he hopes you'll flag first.   Ergo knowing how to get the mate in as few moves as possible (and thus as fast as possible) is incredibly relevent.

Also, black plays terribly in your example, and white would do considerably better if he tried to take the opposition instead of moving directly in-front of the black king.

its not the best example i know i shuld try to make a better one when i have more time

Hello,

for a detailed analysis of the Rook+King versus King endgame, see my latest blog post here:

http://chesstrainerapp.blogspot.fr/2013/12/how-to-checkmatewith-king-and-rook.html

It's probably one of my favorite ways to produce a checkmate. I had the opportunity to do so just the other day but my opponent decided to let his clock run out instead of resigning or getting checkmated.