[Event "Advance K first to win"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.23"] [Round "?"] [White "K+Pe2"] [Black "K"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Try W+ or B=. Advance K first."] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/8/8/8/8/8/4P3/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.11.23"] {[%evp 0,27,1016,1022,1022,1032,1032,1032,1032,29962,29965,29966,29969,29970,29971,29972,29973,29974,29977,29974,29977,29976,29977,29978,29983,29984,29985,29986,29991,29992] Endgame Essential Training by John Loughran. First know basic mates with Q, 2Rs, 1R, 2Bs as on skerrieschess.com/learn. Practice these and other endings on e.g. lichess.org Learn > Practice > Endings, for P and R endgames. [#]} 1. Kd2 {The attacker should advance the K in front of the P to shepherd it home to queen.} (1. e4 $2 {The wrong idea, only draws} Ke7 2. Ke2 Ke6 3. Ke3 Ke5 {=} 4. Kd3 Ke6 {when forced to move back the defender should move straight back to gain the opposition when the attacker advances} 5. Kd4 Kd6 {like that. Then the position repeats with the P one square further forward until stalemate.} 6. e5+ Ke6 7. Ke4 Ke7 8. Kd5 Kd7 9. e6+ Ke7 10. Ke5 Ke8 11. Kd6 Kd8 12. e7+ Ke8 13. Ke6 {stalemate}) 1... Ke7 2. Ke3 {Gaining the distant opposition, both Ks on same colour squares facing each other.} Ke6 3. Ke4 {W has direct opposition as it is B to move.} Kd6 4. Kf5 {outflanking} Ke7 5. e3 $1 (5. e4 $4 Kf7 $11 {Now B has the opposition and W may not advance with the K. If W must advance the P it will be a draw.}) 5... Kf7 6. e4 {to make it B to move when Ks face each other. W has the opposition.} Ke7 7. Ke5 Kd7 8. Kf6 {outflanking once the defender steps aside.} Ke8 9. Ke6 Kf8 10. Kd7 Kf7 11. e5 Kf8 12. e6 Kg7 13. e7 Kf7 14. e8=Q+ $18 * [Event "W+- or B= v RP"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.23"] [Round "?"] [White "K+RP"] [Black "K"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Try W+ or B="] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3k3p/5K1P/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.11.23"] {[%evp 0,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0] [#]} 1. Kg5 Ke5 2. Kxh5 Kf5 3. Kh6 Kf6 4. Kh7 Kf7 5. h5 Kf8 6. Kh8 Kf7 7. h6 Kf8 8. Kh7 Kf7 $11 {Drawn. If the defending K can reach the f (or c) files, two files from the RP, then it can prevent the attacking K from escaping, or if it gets to the corner it can blockade the P.} * [Event "W to try to win, B to try ="] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.23"] [Round "?"] [White "K + P"] [Black "K Square of P"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "JohnLoughran"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6k1/8/1P6/8/8/7K b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.11.23"] {[#]} 1... Kf6 {The defending K must get inside the square of the P on their move, or the P queens first.} 2. b5 Ke6 3. b6 Kd7 4. b7 Kc7 {In the original position with W to move does W win?} * [Event "W to draw, B to win"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.23"] [Round "?"] [White "K + B"] [Black "K + N + wrong B + RP"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "JohnLoughran"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5b2/6p1/5k1n/8/8/4B2K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.11.23"] {[#]} 1. Bxh4 {Other moves give B a chance to win by shielding and then promoting their P.} gxh4 2. Kg2 Kg4 3. Kh2 Be5+ 4. Kg2 h3+ 5. Kh1 Kg3 6. Kg1 Bd4+ 7. Kh1 {The defending K goes between h1 and g1 and cannot be displaced so it is drawn.} * [Event "Distant P gives advatage"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.23"] [Round "?"] [White "K+3+1 distant P"] [Black "K+4P"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "W or B to win"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p7/1pp5/3pk3/8/P3K2P/1PP5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.11.23"] {[#]} 1. c3 c5 2. h4 d4+ 3. cxd4+ cxd4+ 4. Kd3 Kd5 5. h5 Ke5 6. Kc4 Kf5 7. Kxd4 Kg5 8. Kd5 Kxh5 9. Kc6 Kg5 10. Kb7 Kf5 11. Kxa7 Ke4 12. Kxb6 Kd4 13. b4 * [Event "Should W simplify?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.23"] [Round "?"] [White "K+Piece+R+4P"] [Black "K+Piece+R+4P"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "JohnLoughran"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p7/1pp1p3/3n1kr1/8/2PK4/PP5P/6RB w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.11.23"] {[#]} 1. Rxg5+ Kxg5 2. Bxd5 exd5 3. Kd4 Kf5 4. h3 Ke6 5. h4 c5+ 6. Ke3 Ke5 7. h5 a6 8. h6 Kf6 9. Kf4 Kg6 10. Ke5 d4 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. Kxd4 Kxh6 13. Kd5 Kg6 $18 *