King + Rook vs. King + Rook

Is there a strategy for one to prevent a draw?

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Originally posted by Tarsus
Is there a strategy for one to prevent a draw?

I think it's pretty much a draw, unless one player is unlucky enough to let his king get skewered, losing the rook.

Originally posted by Tarsus
Is there a strategy for one to prevent a draw?

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Don't drop two pieces in the opening would have helped.

It's a forced win for the side with the King + Rook.

Originally posted by Tarsus
Is there a strategy for one to prevent a draw?

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After the move 72b it was already a draw according to '3rd position repetition rule'.

move 43- rh7+ wins for white instead of taking the pawn.

I would reccomend going out and buying a book on basic endgames. You need to know that r+k+p is also most likely drawn, with some exceptions and how to draw them.

Another alternative is to download this game, start from after you capture the knight and play against fritz or a similar program until you can win the position everytime.

Originally posted by Tarsus
Is there a strategy for one to prevent a draw?

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A better answer to your question: For a K+R vs. K+R game, I don't think there's any way for you to force a win. You can only hope that your opponent blunders his rook away, for example, by allowing a skewer tactic, or by making a simple counting mistake.

Here, Black loses his rook via a skewering tactical blunder:





Here, Black loses his rook via a simple counting mistake. (He positions his rook so that it's attacked twice and only protected once.)