Answers.Body: <p>Unfortunately, no "easy" fool-proof method is known. It can take 31 moves until the
   checkmate or capture the rook with best blay from both side in the worst possible 
   initial position. Nevertheless, the queen can always win if the player with the rook
   has no perpetual check or a fast win of the queen or a stalemate trap.</p>
  
  <p>In particular, you have to avoid stalemate traps. Human defence tends to lose faster
   because of the fear of putting the rook far away.</p>
  
  <p>A difficult position is, for example W : Kd5, Qf7 S : Kd8, Rb6</p>
  
  <p>where white has to find the counterintuitive move Qf4! which is not the only winning
   move but soon or later white must come to this idea to win.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: That position is actually not difficult... However, it's hard to get in such positions.
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Answers.Text: The move Qf4 is very hard to recognize, if you do not know it.
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Body: <p>How do I convert the game into KQK easily, or simply mate? I've already learned the Philidor position.</p>
  
Tags: <endgame><queen-endgame>
Title: Is there a full tutorial for Queen vs Rook endgame?
ThreadText: # Is there a full tutorial for Queen vs Rook endgame?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-12)
  
  How do I convert the game into KQK easily, or simply mate? I've already learned the Philidor position.
  
  **Tags:** endgame, queen-endgame
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-03-12. Score: 1
  
  Unfortunately, no "easy" fool-proof method is known. It can take 31 moves until the
  checkmate or capture the rook with best blay from both side in the worst possible
  initial position. Nevertheless, the queen can always win if the player with the rook
  has no perpetual check or a fast win of the queen or a stalemate trap.
  
  In particular, you have to avoid stalemate traps. Human defence tends to lose faster
  because of the fear of putting the rook far away.
  
  A difficult position is, for example W : Kd5, Qf7 S : Kd8, Rb6
  
  where white has to find the counterintuitive move Qf4! which is not the only winning
  move but soon or later white must come to this idea to win.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: That position is actually not difficult... However, it's hard to get in such positions.  
  > **username_1**: The move Qf4 is very hard to recognize, if you do not know it.  
  
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