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Unit 6 · Endgame basics
58. The Philidor position
Learns to draw with the third-rank defence.
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Learns to draw with the third-rank defence.
The Philidor position is the defence that saves a draw in rook endgames. The black king is in front of the pawn; the black rook must stop the white king from advancing.
You are Black: bring your rook to the sixth rank and keep the white king off it.
← The Lucena position
Minor piece endgames →