Chess: 900 to 1800

Two rooks: the ladder mate

One rook guards a rank, the other checks on the next one — they climb like a ladder.

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  • Lesson 58 of 132

Four steps: an explanation, a demonstration, a find-the-move exercise, and a position to play out against the engine. Becomes essential around 600.

Two rooks: the ladder mate The square arrow button opens this screen in the full trainer, with its menu and settings. Credit: Chess Trainer

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