“In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame.” – José Raúl Capablanca
When the king of the weaker side cannot simultaneously defend both isolated pawns, the position is usually lost, especially if the counter-play on the enemy pawns comes belatedly. Such a case is shown in the ending of the game Serper – Suba, Hastings, 1990/91.
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In an analogous position with the passed pawn on c/f file White wins in a much quicker and simpler way since the knight has enough manoeuvring room to reach the protected critical square c6. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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Converting advantage into victory is much more difficult when the pawn is on the b- or g-file. Let us consider a typical position with the pawn on the seventh rank, analyzed by J. Kling as far back as 1867. Although the white king supports his pawn, the road to victory is not in the […]
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3.4. Knight and One Pawn versus Knight A pawn surplus in knight endings usually constitutes huge advantage since it is generally sufficient for the win. Perhaps it may seem paradoxical but is nevertheless true: the one pawn advantage is most easily realized in knight endings, even more easily than in pawn ending proper! There […]
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