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Few Problems on King Vs King+ Pawn Endgame Theme !!

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In this Blog, there will be a few examples, which you have to do by yourself and test your Skill!! All the problems have only white to Play and find out whether White is winning or its a draw! Problem 1: Problem 2: Problem 3: Problem 4: Problem 5: Problem 6: Problem 7: Problem 8: Problem 9: Problem 10: Problem 11: Problem 12: Problem 13: Problem 14: Problem 15: Problem 16: Problem 17: These are 17 Problems only for beginners to 1200 rating standard, Question Prepared by Er.NI Ravi Kant Tiwari

Basic Pawn Endgame!!

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                                          PAWN ENDGAME 1.OPPOSITION In the endgame, the king turns into a strong piece. It can go to any square on the board and take opposing pawns. Or it can support individual pieces to deliver mate. However, the king cannot go on to a square that is protected by the opposing king. That includes the squares the opposing king is attacking. Question: What is Opposition? Answer: In a simple way we can say that The “opposition” in chess is defined as the situation occurring when two kings face each other on a rank or file, with only one square between them. In the position to below, I have taken all pieces off the board to simplify this concept. Here, it all depends on whose move it is. If it is Black’s move in the position, then White has the opposition. If it is White’s move, then Black has the opposition. Figure 1: This is the Position of Normal Opposition and here moves lose the Opposition. There is a

Basic Endgame Principles !!!!

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Endgame is something that can bring their chess to the next level. Because endgame involves far fewer pieces than opening or middlegame, it is a phase of the game that can be mastered by a player of pretty much any skill level. Endgame Principle 1. Centralize your king as soon as possible! This is by far the most fundamental endgame rule. Surprisingly many amateurs neglect this important principle often missing a big opportunity to  win  or  draw  the game. The idea of centralizing the king is rather simple. In the endgame, when the majority of the pieces are gone, the king becomes a powerful weapon and should actively participate in the game to support his own pawns and piece as well as to attack the opponent’s ones. The first step of your thinking in any endgame position should  be how to centralize your king quickly and efficiently . In the position below white has a serious advantage because they centralized king three moves earlier than black. Black to Move Endgame Principle 2. Wh

How to win Pawn Endgames When you have King and Pawn vs King ?

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 So, In this blog, I will tell you how to win with the pawns. This blog is also on King vs Pawn endgame. Where King and Pawn we call them an Attacker and lonely King as Defender. But Before reading this you all must know what is opposition and how it works. Because Opposition plays an important role in winning the K+P vs K endgame. The first truly *must know* king and pawn ending! Master this Drill and you'll be able to win games with the smallest of advantages. Since you can't mate with a pawn, you need to promote to a queen (and we assume you've already mastered the King And Queen Mate Drill?). Awesome things to Know!! "With equal material, n unequal pawn ended in most of the games but with a single and opposition will lead to a win" Topics That we cover in this blog is : Opposition  Diagonal Opposition  Long distant Opposition Rule of Square 4.a) Reti Manuever Triangulation When King is ahead of 1 square from the Pawn. When King is ahead of 2 Square from the pa