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A clear topic explanation
Practice puzzles
One daily challenge puzzle
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1 Simple Pawn Endgame
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, we will try to learn simple pawn endgame concepts like Opposition, Key square.
Example Puzzle:
Black to play
Here, in the above puzzle, Black has 3 choices to make E8,D8 OR F8. Black has to play a move such that the white king wont get the opposition. So, Ke8 is the correct way to start
Ke8 Kf6 Kf8 E7 Ke8 Ke6 stalemate draw or Ke8 Kd6 Kd8 E7 Ke8 Ke6 stalemate draw
2 Practice Puzzles
Instructions:
Try to solve the puzzles without moving the pieces.
Write down your solutions before checking the solution at the bottom
Puzzle Set:
Puzzle 1: Black to move and draw (What will you play Kh8 or Kg8?)
Black to play
Puzzle 2: White to move and win (You will try to promote the b7 pawn?)
White to play
Puzzle 3: Black to move and draw (Hint : Get the opposition)
Black to play
Puzzle 4: White to move & win (Hint : Use Outside passed pawn to distract black)
White to play
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3 Challenging Puzzle
Challenging puzzle : White to move and win (select your answer in the below poll)
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White to Play
4 Opinion Poll
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5 Solutions
1. King in front of the corner pawn is always a draw; So, Kh8 or Kg8 doesn’t matter. Kg8 Kg6 Kh8 H7 stalemate draw
2. Since white is having an outside passed pawn; White can play pawn to b7 to distract the king and then white can use its king and capture F5,G4, H5
B7 Kb8 Kd6 Kb7 Ke5 Kc7 Kf5 Kd7 Kg5 Ke6 Kh5 wins
3. White king is in front of the pawn; So, getting opposition is the only way to escape with a draw for black
Kd2 Ke4 Ke2 Kf4 Kf2 E4 Ke2 E3 Ke1 Kf3 Kf1 E2 Ke1 Ke3 stalemate draw
4. White has an outside passed pawn; So, white can distract the black king and can capture the E5 pawn to win
A5 Ka6 Kc4 Ka5 Kd5 Kb6 Ke5 Kc7 Kf6 Kd7 E5 Ke8 Ke6 opposition wins
👋 About US
Who’s Writing This?
Hi, Karthik and Kishore here —
Chess players with 20+ years of playing experience
FIDE Peak Rating: 2086 - Karthik, 1815 - Kishore
Focused on building strong fundamentals and thinking habits