tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post2483523478927666933..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Fifteen Minutes of Rook EndgameTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-89415873890585342272009-05-12T14:14:00.000+01:002009-05-12T14:14:00.000+01:00I actually don't remember ever getting down to a r...I actually don't remember ever getting down to a rook endgame ---- maybe that's why I've drawn so many games this season?Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-59757042333874110712009-05-12T13:09:00.000+01:002009-05-12T13:09:00.000+01:00When I play, all the rook end games are drawn. Exc...When I play, all the rook end games are drawn. Except for those that I manage to lose in a drawn position.Ruy Lopezhttp://ruylopezbooks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-3005009610173743712009-05-11T17:58:00.000+01:002009-05-11T17:58:00.000+01:00John Watson makes a very similar case in Secrets o...John Watson makes a very similar case in <I>Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy</I>. He extracts a bunch of statistics from some unnamed database of unstated size, acknowledges that "it's not clear how significant the numbers I've reported are" and then tentatively concludes that "at least compared to other analogous endings, rook endings are not particularly drawish".Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388819916739249013noreply@blogger.com