How to checkmate with king and rook
Rook and king mate · You are White · checkmate within 50 moves
White to move. FEN: 8/8/8/4k3/8/8/8/R3K3 w - - 0 1
The idea
The rook cuts the king off along a rank or file; your king walks up to stand opposite it; then the rook checks along the edge. If the king attacks your rook, move the rook far away along the same line, keeping the cut.
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