By itself no. With the king yes.
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The key to R and K vs. K endgames is to force the king to the edge of the board and then use the rook to trap him there. Then follow the king with your king until they are directly opposed, then slide the rook over.
Chessplayer_7 wrote:
Really? How? Can you show me a diagram?
I doubt this is the quickest way to win, but that's how you do it and it's really easy.
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Ian_sinclair showed the technically "best" way to mate with K+R v. K, but there're plenty of ways to do it.
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Can a rook mate in a K vs K+R endgame? Probably not...