why should i study Rook endgames?

@tpr said in #20:

Fundamental Chess Endings - Müller & Lamprecht ...

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Fundamental_Chess_Endings.pdf

@kindaspongey,
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It's your game. This is a rook endgame. Get to know your game, I'll show it to you if you forgot about it.

@JustAChessPlayer177 said ^

i never reach rook endgames

You will always get rook endgames. All your life.

It is an interesting rook ending. 49...Kg7 instead of 49...Ke7? holds.

@tpr said ^

It is an interesting rook ending. 49...Kg7 instead of 49...Ke7? holds.

https://lichess.org/eYype4nW#97

why Ke7 was a mistake? i was trying to get the A-Pawn and what does Kg7 do?

"why Ke7 was a mistake?"

• It loses. White can play Rh8 and then if Rxa7 then Rh7+ wins Ra7.

"i was trying to get the A-Pawn"

• You cannot get to the a-pawn: if you capture it, then you end up in a lost pawn ending.

"what does Kg7 do?"

• Wait and defend. Avoid Rh8.

@JustAChessPlayer177 said ^

should i study it in first place?

We proved the answer to your question. Yes!

Even in your latest game there is a problem with a difficult solution.

[Event "İndigo Satranç Yaz Turnuvası"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eYype4nW"] [Date "2026.09.07"] [White "demirpro48"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "1558"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 49 a7 Ke7?? (0.04 --> 6.80) Blunder. Kg7 was best. ...
There is a section, "Rook in Front of its 7th Rank Pawn", starting on page 227 of Silman's Complete Endgame Course.

Any endgame book treats this.
It is also here on lichess:
https://lichess.org/practice/rook-endgames/7th-rank-rook-pawn/MkDViieT