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White’s prospects of winning are the best with a rook’s pawn since then the bishop has the least manoeuvring space. When the pawn is on the seventh, the black bishop does not have the short diagonal at all. White always wins provided he can prevent the enemy king from entering into the drawing zone […]
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There is an important difference in positions where Black uses the seventh-rank knight defence. In a similar position with the c-pawn Black draws regardless of who is to move. Here again Black to move draws by repetition: 1.. .Nd6+ 2.Ke7 Nc8+ ( Also possible 2…Nf5+. ) or gains a pawn. But White to move […]
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There are many similarities between positions with the central pawn and corresponding to positions with c- or b-pawns, so that for positions with the d-pawn detailed explanations are not necessary. To illustrate this, we shall look into a typical position with the pawn on the seventh rank, where the white king controls critical squares […]
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c ) Bishop and c-pawn against Knight In endgames with the c-pawn on the seventh rank there is almost no difference with regards to similar positions with the b-pawn. The stronger side may, in principle, count on winning only in situations when their king is on the side of the knight, i.e. when the […]
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However, White to move wins because he can prevent checking with king’s driving to c8 and thus by creating zugzwang force the way of escape for the pawn. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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For the bishop and pawn against the knight theory of endgames, of great importance is the following critical position, studied by Y. Averbakh in 1955. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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White to move wins by ensuring the king’s position next to the knight, which is the essential condition to create the zugzwang that will cease the blockade of the b8 square. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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If the weaker side’s king cannot get in front of the pawn on time, and is forced to defend on its backside, the chances of escape are considerably smaller. But, when the Black king has a supporting knight to “keep an eye” on the pawn, chances to escape are much better. ← Basic […]
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In similar positions with a pawn on the seventh rank, the task of the weaker side is much more difficult since the bishop lacks the necessary five squares on the shorter defensive diagonal, so it cannot alone prevent the promotion of the pawn into the queen. If the black king is too far away […]
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