Where Rooks Belong

Put your Rooks on open files where they have more influence and scope.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1922.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker, Edward"]
[Black "Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ A King Chase to Remember } 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 b6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qh5 { White has built up
an assault force arrayed against black's king. Bxe5 is necessary.|Still, it
is hard to see how white can prosecute the attack. } 10... Qe7 { The game losing
move. How does white finish black off? } 11. Qxh7+ { Nothing else gets the job
done. Now begins a lengthy king chase. } 11... Kxh7 12. Nxf6+ Kh6 ( { Black dare not
try: } 12... Kh8 13. Ng6# ) 13. Neg4+ Kg5 14. h4+ Kf4 15. g3+ Kf3 16. Be2+ Kg2 17. Rh2+ Kg1 18. Kd2# { Castling long also mates. } 1-0