Endgame · Basic mates

Two-rook mate · as Black

One rook cuts the edge; the other delivers mate. Play the Black pieces.

Two-rook mate. One rook cuts a rank, the other checks on the file. Play the Black side.

Check on one rank, then the other rook checks on the next. That is the ladder.

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