Lucena/Philidor Position Puzzles

Hi everyone,

I am currently working on my endgame using Jeremy Silman's Complete Endgame Course. I have come across the Lucena and Philidor positions in rook endgames, and I am currently trying to master them. I have already mastered the basic technique of each endgame, but I would appreciate some more challenging puzzles where they are used. I would really appreciate it if everyone could post a puzzle involving one of the two endgame themes.

Thanks,

German_MagnusCarlsen

I don't know about "puzzles", per se.

But I did have a tournament back in late August where I literally had Lucena's position in Back-to-Back games (Rounds 3 and 4, I was on the winning side in both cases).

Check them out - it will also show you how to achieve them, not just execute them!

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/why-chess-endings-are-far-more-important-than-chess-openings2

Thank you so much ThrillerFan!

That is exactly what I was looking for