Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Rooks on the 7th

Another very 'run of the mill' rapid-play game but the power of the Rooks on the 7th Rank is evident here.  This simple concept is chess was first written about in a book by Aron Nimzowitsch in 'My System'.  Every chess player should know about the strength of having their Rooks on the 7th Rank ... :) 

As can be seen from the eval-bar, rooks on the 7th forced an immediate blunder from my opponent as I can take the rook on d8 ... Here is the game for more context ...



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