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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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When isolated pawns are adjacent to the file of the enemy pawn, that is, when White has no passed pawn, Black’s prospects of draw improve significantly. The decisive factors for the outcome of the game are better king position and reserve pawn moves. As a rule, the basic strategy of both sides consists in […]
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With White to move, the only way to win is by fixing the black pawn on the sixth rank. Positions to remember: ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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