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If you have played chess in past then you know that when we are at the Endgame rooks can beat every other piece except queens. But, to actually understand the reason behind it, we must get to know the almighty Rook and its strength and weaknesses. Rooks are simple pieces that can move in any square in the corresponding file or rank? If you had trouble following the files and rank analogy just look at the picture below, files are the columns denoted by alphabets and ranks are rows denoted by numbers. A rook can move along the file or rank he is present at any number of squares at a time.  Rook's strengths: Rooks can control and dominate a whole rank or file:   When rooks are given space rooks can control a whole rank/file and stop any other piece to move to that square. Any piece can not move without support in the file. So if the opposition has only two bishops left. they can get into real trouble because of the rook's control of files/ranks. In open ranks/files, rooks ca...

Chess notations have always been a mystery to beginners or even advanced chess players who haven't yet played chess in the tournaments. So, if you have watched movies or seen chess tournaments you must be wondering why players write on a piece of paper after making a move? Or if you played chess on chess.com you must be bothered by the codes like 'Ke3', or 'd1Nh6' popping up at the right side of your board.  Well, this code is called chess notations. It's how we record our games to come back later and analyze those games, Nowadays, since it is handled automatically on online platforms like chess.com. But, arguably some of your best-played matches are still on a wooden board and you should be able to record it. But, if you were never really able to follow through with chess notations. Sit back and relax my friend we are going to learn all about chess notations just keep reading. What is Chess Notation? Simply put, chess notations are the language we use to write ...