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Anybody know of any good books that deal with rook endgames? Something that would give the basic positions that one needs to know? something a little more advanced than the philidor and the lucena?

Alec89

Suggestions:

Comprehensive Chess Endings Volume 5 by Yuri Averbakh

http://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Chess-Endings-Volume-Rook/dp/4871875075/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369266452&sr=8-1&keywords=rook+endings+averbakh

Very scarce and hard to find book in Russian for many years but it's the most comprehensive on the subject now avalible in english probably one of the best in print.

Practical Rook Endings by Victor Kortchnoi

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Rook-Endings-Progress-Chess/dp/3283004013/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369266615&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=practical+rook+endings+victor+kortchnoi

If you get his book and study it when you become a stronger player (should be at least 1700-1900 strength) your understanding of Rook endings will improve no spoon feeding with him you have to sit down and do the work for results.

Rook Endgames by Vasily Smylov and Grigory Lenvish

http://www.amazon.com/Endings-Grigory-Levenfish-Vasily-Smyslov/dp/B000GP5N06/ref=sr_1_18?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369267665&sr=1-18&keywords=rook+endings

Good book from the 70's on Rook Endgames by Smylov.

Practical Rook Endings by Edmar Mednis

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Rook-Endings-Edmar-Mednis/dp/B002JSKSKS/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369268040&sr=1-2&keywords=practical+rook+endings

Very plain no frills book (production wise) 70 pages from the 1980's not comprehensive like Averbakhs but it covers all the key ones you need to know and how to play the inferior side of Rook Endings. I've kept my copy of this book for years it's good worth the $5 or $10 bucks on the used book market.