Questions tagged [pawn-endgame]

Question 1

Is it true that, at the start of a king-and-pawn endgame, players should generally advance their kings to the center prior to any pawn moves? I wouldn't expect this to be true in every case, but is it ...

Question 2

I'm trying to study king & pawn endgames, where both sides have one or multiple pawns remaining. So far it seems really puzzling to me - while I know the basic principles of opposition and ...

Question 3

Given this position with king and multiple pawns per side (white to move): 3k4/p4ppp/1p2p3/8/8/1P4P1/P3PPKP/8 w - - 0 26 Engines give a 0.0 evaluation. Assuming your opponent plays best moves, my ...

Question 4

Consider the following well-known motif: [FEN "8/1k6/5pp1/7p/7P/6P1/8/7K b - - 0 1"] Black wins even with Ka8, but being true Patzer: 1...g5?? 2.g4! Kmoch's crosslever, 1-0. Now in the ...

Question 5

Base: Queen first, lose (or draw) later What is the most economical pawn endgame position where Black queens first but White wins, White pawns no higher than 4th rank on time of Black queening? (FYI, ...

Question 6

Base: Queen first, lose (or draw) later What is the most economical pawn endgame position where Black queens first but White draws, White pawns on rank 3 or 4 on time of Black queening? (added because ...

Question 7

Base: Queen first, lose (or draw) later What is the most economical pawn endgame position where Black queens first but White wins, White pawns no higher than 6th rank on time of Black queening? (3+1 ...

Question 8

Base: Queen first, lose (or draw) later What is the most economical pawn endgame position where Black queens first but White draws, White pawns no higher than 4th rank on time of Black queening?

Question 9

Base: Queen first, lose (or draw) later What is the most economic position in a pawn endgame where Black queens first, but only draws, White pawn(s) not higher than rank 5 on time of Black queening? (...

Question 10

I will soon teach my chess kiddies the laws of pawn endings. The overarching strategem is of course "Queen a pawn, Queen it first, Queen and stop calculating". Look at the easy win (...

Question 11

The other day, a Tuesday probably, I was watching a blitz game between 2 titled players, Daniel Naroditsky and David Paravyan. They only have about 1 minute remaining, and from this moment ... they ...

Question 12

I often come across statements like this: Generally speaking, Sicilian endgames tend to favour Black for structural reasons. The extra center pawn and the half-open c-file are both advantageous for ...

Question 13

When is a move defined as a flanking maneuver? Are there certain rules that define it as that?

Question 14

Black to move. My computer gives the evaluation -2.5 but I can't find the winning sequence for black. [FEN "6k1/6pp/4p3/3pP3/2pP1PP1/1p6/1K5P/8 b - - 0 1"] (Black goes up the board)

Question 15

This position was reached in semi-final game 1 of FIDE world cup 2021. With black to play the players agreed to a draw. The white is up a pawn and looks to be winning? I am not able to figure out a ...

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Questions tagged [pawn-endgame]

King-and-pawn endgames: Is it usually best to move your king first?

The simplest approach for king & pawn vs king & pawn endgames

Technique for drawing this king and multiple pawns endgame

Minority Breakthrough

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Queen first, lose (or draw) later 5

Queen first, lose (or draw) later 4

Queen first, lose (or draw) later 3

Queen first, lose (or draw) later 2

Queen first, lose (or draw) later

Why do high rated players still take so much time to calculate a pawn endgame position close to a game that they (likely) had before?

Sicilian endgames - favourable for which side and why?

What is a flanking maneuver in K+P endgame?

Can black win this pawn ending?

Why is this position drawn?

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