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One amusing 17th century study for the end of this week’s theme (elemental endgame knowledge). Hope you have been successful! White to move and win (A. Salvio, 1634) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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It is interesting that a mating situation is also possible with pawns separated by a file provided that the rook’s pawn restrains the enemy king. One of those positions was analysed by K. Jaenisch as early as 1837 ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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Being “short-legged”, the knight has more difficulty fighting isolated pawns. A sole knight can only block pawns not separated by more than three files. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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In exceptional cases knight can force a win against connected pawns if the enemy king is shut in the corner by its own rook’s pawn. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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The farther the pawns are from the promotion square, the simpler is the knight’s task. The knight easily stops connected pawns provided they have not crossed the fifth rank. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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3.2.2. Knight versus Two Pawns Two pawns, as a rule, are not superior to the knight. In conjunction with the king the knight is capable of stopping connected pawns even when they have reached the sixth rank. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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