Definately going to copy these into my studies file. Ty. BB
King and Pawn Endgame Puzzles
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perplexus314 wrote:
perplexus314 wrote: If you find any good King and Pawn endgame puzzles, post them here. This is where you would put something like Reti's 1921 study.
If you find any good King and Pawn endgame puzzles, post them here. This is where you would put something like Reti's 1921 study.
perplexus314 wrote:
perplexus314 wrote: If you find any good King and Pawn endgame puzzles, post them here. This is where you would put something like Reti's 1921 study.
If you find any good King and Pawn endgame puzzles, post them here. This is where you would put something like Reti's 1921 study.
Nov 19, 2015
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#46
I'll be traveling (from California) all day tomorrow. I'll try to check back when I get to Oklahoma to see Pion15 wrap up the solution.
@work and busy weekend, it might take me a few days before I can start with the complication, will definitely get back to this. ... It took me a while and several wrong moves before I saw white could take that same opposite position on f2 with black to move.
Very nice study!
okay let's play ... 9. Qe2
Nov 20, 2015
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#50
9.Qe2 Kc1
Posted from 37,000 feet in the air between Sacramento and Dallas.
haha, nice, airchess... 10. Qc4+
Aah, naturally 10. ... Kd1 would have been to easy for white. So while calculating I believe to have found the answer. So I would like to replay from move nine with 9. Ke4+
10. Qf4
11. Q x b4
Nov 20, 2015
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#58
11.Qxb4 d1=Q 12.Qh4+ Black resigns.
It took a little while, but you conquered this endgame study. White's winning strategy was to force Black to go for the queen versus pawn ending without moving the b2 pawn. Your other suggestions for Black's first move (#30) would have made this easier for White. Did you notice that 1.Kf1 is the only move that wins? If White tries Kg1, Ke3 draws even though the b2 pawn hasn't moved because the Black pawn will queen with check, preventing the skewer.
Would you agree with my statement when I posted the position that this one is hard?
Yes, very hard study. But very nice also, this sort moves played would make one feel so wonderful to win a match. Beauty of chess!
Is there a way (trick or question) to see this possibilities in the game?? Like you use square to see in one moment if your King can reach a pawn....
Have a nice study for you if you like?
Back to the starting position but now it's Black's move, just what White needed. 3.Kf2 g3+ 4.Kg2 Ke3 5.e5 Kxd3; tablebase result: White mates in 22.
Congratulations. You played the only winning first move and got a won position by losing a move in the starting position. Now, at move 9, with White queen at e8, Black king at c2 and pawn at d2, how does White play to win?