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is it possible for a player to win a game when it is just king V King&Rook left?

i don't think it is, but am not entirely certain, could someone please enlighten me?

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yup its possible

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Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
Yes, King and rook checkmate is straightforward when you the technique. As is mate with 2Bishops and King.

I think the mate with rook should take no more than 12 moves (anyone confirm?)from anywhere on the board. Involves boxing in the enemy king and reducing the available squares he can move to.
ah ok thank you. I best watch out then and try not to get boxed in

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Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug


I think the mate with rook should take no more than 12 moves .
no. it can easily take over 15 moves with the best play. I think 20 moves is the maximum, but im not sure...

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Originally posted by Jusuh
no. it can easily take over 15 moves with the best play. I think 20 moves is the maximum, but im not sure...
I think the longest win takes 16 moves. (Unless you're playing Chuck Norris, in which case you're dead in a single move.)

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Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
Yes, King and rook checkmate is straightforward when you know the technique. As is mate with 2Bishops and King.

I think the mate with rook should take no more than 12 moves (anyone confirm?)from anywhere on the board. Involves boxing in the enemy king and reducing the available squares he can move to.
not sure either , but it must be at least 15 moves

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Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
Just found this
http://www.rockfordchess.org/clubs/activities/KingHunt-Rook.pdf
This suggests it's 15 moves, unless the diagram picture is not the furthest away form K+R mate. But it looks like it is.
Try: White king on h8; White rook on b3; Black king on c4.

White to play requires 16 moves.

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It's an elementary mate.
You can't mate with king versus king/knight, king/bishop. Against king and two knights mate can't be forced unless you blunder into it, best that can be had is a stalemate with accurate play.

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Originally posted by Varenka
Try: White king on h8; White rook on b3; Black king on c4.

White to play requires 16 moves.
Fundamental Chess Endings has wK at a1, wR at b2 and bK at c3 as longest win, also 16 moves.

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In fact, to show how strong the Rook actually is, with K & R v K it is possible to force mate on any particular edge square that is desig-nated. Not of any practical use in play, but is an amusing and not very difficult puzzle.