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Questions relating to the final stages of a game of chess, when only few pieces are left on the board.

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What is the simplest method to win Queen vs Knight endgame?

Always keep your K and Q on opposite colour squares, or have your K diagonally 1 gap away from the N, so that you will never be forked. Beyond that, just as Glorfindel said, fork the N if it's allow …
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Endgame technique: How to win with rook + g and h pawn vs rook?

What's the technique to win this endgame? [fen "8/8/6k1/6r1/8/8/6PP/5RK1 w - - 1 61"] …
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Can black win this pawn ending?

Black to move. My computer gives the evaluation -2.5 but I can't find the winning sequence for black. [FEN "6k1/6pp/4p3/3pP3/2pP1PP1/1p6/1K5P/8 b - - 0 1"] (Black goes up the board)
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Heavy piece endgame with 2 extra pawns-how to convert?

1r6/5pk1/2q1p1pp/3p4/r2P4/2P4P/PPQ2PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1 It's White to move. White is 2 passed pawns up, but Black is very active. I'm sure objectively White is winning, but how? Black will attack …
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Karpov vs Kasparov, Game 41

White is winning. White's plan is to bring his king to the queen side and help the a pawn. Meanwhile white can stop black's counter plans with the combination of the points below. Rook ending after t …
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Can White win this Q+P endgame?

Can white win this queen and pawn endgame? From this position put Black queen on the best defensive square, and then it will be White's to move. …
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