Endgame Study Puzzle – S. Afonin 1955.
Avoid two traps and the puzzle is solved! White to move and win (S. Afonin 1955.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 19/9/2021 – H. Adamson 1925.
Opposition and king activity. White to move and draw (H. Adamson 1925.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 22/7/2021 – E. Richter 1958.
Back to basics. White to move and win (E. Richter 1958.) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 15/11/2020
Simple, practical looking position. White to move and win (F. Richter, 1954) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Study Puzzle of the Day 10/11/2020
Watch out for the hidden resources. White to move and win (V. Chekhover, 1956) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Overview of Basic Pawn Endgames
Basic rules and strategic ideas in pawn endings. Opposition. Diagonal Opposition. Distant Opposition. Key squares. Reserve Tempi. Triangulation. The Rule of the Square. Common Square. Pawn Breakthrough. Zugzwang. Mutual Zugzwang.
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R-85
In some positions White can save himself even though his king is not in time to control the promotion square. Brilliant idea of saving opposition is shown in beautiful A. Mandler study published in 1950. ...
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R-51
When, in similar position, the white king is far away from enemy pawns, they become much stronger than a rook and often bring a full point. White can save the game only in positions where enemy king’s bad placement can be used to approach the pawns with his own king and when by creating...
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Opposition and Key Squares in King and Pawn vs King endings
Key squares and the opposition are the basic rules in king and pawn endgames. This video is recapitulation of positions P-12, P-13 and P-14 from Basic Chess Endgames by GM Vlado Kovacevic.
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Genov-Stevic
This is a study-like pawn endgame. The winning method is famous and that is one of very important motifs in pawn endgames and its name is shouldering or bodycheck! Event: German League 2018. White: Genov, Petar WhiteElo: 2428 Black: Stevic, Hrvoje BlackElo: 2588 Result: 1/2-1/2
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