Answers.Body: <p>Generally speaking, it's a draw. Most pawnless endgames are drawn, unless one side has a material advantage of more than a minor piece. Either side can win if there are short-term tactics. To check the outcome of a position, you can use an <a href="https://syzygy-tables.info/" rel="noreferrer">online tablebase</a>. In particular, it's nice to view the longest wins for either side, which are (according to <a href="http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/longest-checkmates/longest-checkmates.shtml" rel="noreferrer">this page</a>) are</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;k2q4/7R/8/8/8/8/8/2K3R1 w - - 0 1&quot;]
  </code></pre>
  <p>(<a href="https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=k2q4/7R/8/8/8/8/8/2K3R1_w_-_-_0_1" rel="noreferrer">White to move</a>, mate in 29)</p>
  <p>and</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;4r3/8/5Q2/8/5r2/1k6/8/1K6 w - - 0 1&quot;]
  </code></pre>
  <p>(<a href="https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=4r3/8/5Q2/8/5r2/1k6/8/1K6_w_-_-_0_1" rel="noreferrer">White to move</a>, mate in 49)</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks. So its a draw, the game will continue endlessly if either side do not commit a blunder?
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Answers.Text: In most cases, yes.
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Answers.Text: If it can take 49 moves to achieve a mate, then I wouldn't describe a failure to find that winning line as a "blunder".
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Answers.Text: @PrashantAkerkar In the last 50 moves, if no capture has happened and no pawn has been moved, then the players can claim a draw. It is not endless... In the worst case, if neither wants to claim a draw, then it will go on for some more time before a particular position would have been repeated 3 times, which in modern Chess means "draw by repetition".
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Answers.Text: @varun: Either player can claim a draw after a three-fold repetition; but if neither player wants to claim a draw, they can continue until a _five_-fold repetition is reached, at which point (under FIDE rules) the game is automatically drawn.
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Answers.Text: @TonyK Wow, I did not know that 5-fold rule, thank you. Chess.com just draws at 3 haha!
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Answers.Body: <p>As ever, it depends.</p>
  <p>In general,  given adequate king shelter, the rooks have good chances when there are targets to coordinate against.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Not really. Say the ending is equal pawns and rooks vs. queen. The rooks might coordinate against any pawn to bring about a queen-and-pawn for two-rooks swap, and a (presumably) won pawn ending.  And in any position where the side with the queen can't defend a weak pawn with the king, the rooks just team up to take those, yeah?
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Body: <p>Is an endgame with Queen and King vs. two Rooks and King a win for the Queen, a win for the two Rooks, or a draw?</p>
  
Tags: <endgame><queens><rooks>
Title: Two Rooks vs Queen endgame
ThreadText: # Two Rooks vs Queen endgame
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-28)
  
  Is an endgame with Queen and King vs. two Rooks and King a win for the Queen, a win for the two Rooks, or a draw?
  
  **Tags:** endgame, queens, rooks
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-28. Score: 14
  
  Generally speaking, it's a draw. Most pawnless endgames are drawn, unless one side has a material advantage of more than a minor piece. Either side can win if there are short-term tactics. To check the outcome of a position, you can use an online tablebase. In particular, it's nice to view the longest wins for either side, which are (according to this page) are
  [FEN "k2q4/7R/8/8/8/8/8/2K3R1 w - - 0 1"]
  
  (White to move, mate in 29)
  and
  [FEN "4r3/8/5Q2/8/5r2/1k6/8/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
  
  (White to move, mate in 49)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks. So its a draw, the game will continue endlessly if either side do not commit a blunder?  
  > **username_1**: In most cases, yes.  
  > **username_2**: If it can take 49 moves to achieve a mate, then I wouldn't describe a failure to find that winning line as a "blunder".  
  > **username_3**: @PrashantAkerkar In the last 50 moves, if no capture has happened and no pawn has been moved, then the players can claim a draw. It is not endless... In the worst case, if neither wants to claim a draw, then it will go on for some more time before a particular position would have been repeated 3 times, which in modern Chess means "draw by repetition".  
  > **username_4**: @username_3: Either player can claim a draw after a three-fold repetition; but if neither player wants to claim a draw, they can continue until a _five_-fold repetition is reached, at which point (under FIDE rules) the game is automatically drawn.  
  > **username_3**: @username_4 Wow, I did not know that 5-fold rule, thank you. Chess.com just draws at 3 haha!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2020-09-02. Score: 2
  
  As ever, it depends.
  
  In general, given adequate king shelter, the rooks have good chances when there are targets to coordinate against.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_5**: Not really. Say the ending is equal pawns and rooks vs. queen. The rooks might coordinate against any pawn to bring about a queen-and-pawn for two-rooks swap, and a (presumably) won pawn ending.  And in any position where the side with the queen can't defend a weak pawn with the king, the rooks just team up to take those, yeah?  
  
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