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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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Please help solve this endgame problem posed by a friend
White is one tempo short of catching the pawn - if White could make two moves immediately it would be a draw as white would just take the black pawn. But they can't, so white has to find a threat whic …
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Can you solve this chess problem of a lone knight against numerous opposing pieces?
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The check must come from the knight (D'uh!)
The black king must be on c5 for the mate
The white king must be used to cover any empty squares to the right of the black king - thus the white king mu …
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Good Knight Against Bad Bishop Endgame - A More Constructive Plan?
Sample variations to illustrate ideas would be appreciated - especially as this is a thematic endgame from the opening I use, and so I would like to learn how to play it better. …
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Technique to win this same colored bishop endgame
The key here is zugzwang - White has an ideal defensive position at the moment, his king stops yours penetrating, his bishop covers the weak pawns on g4 and c4, and the pawn on a5 you can't easily get …
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How does the last move in the Michael Adams vs Anatoly Karpov game result in the end of the ...
Black has the dismal choice of being checkmated or watching his pawns drop off. If he takes the h pawn Bf6 is mate, if he drops the king back white will soon win the f pawn by wasting moves with his b …
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Queen against rook-drawn and won endgames
Quoting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawnless_chess_endgame#Queen_versus_rook
A queen wins against a lone rook, unless there is an immediate draw by
stalemate or due to perpetual check, ... (or …
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Adventures from the ODCL - How To Play The Endgame?
Well the league restarted after the Christmas break this week and here's much of my latest effort with a couple of questions afterwards - I haven't shown the whole game for reasons that I hope will be …
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Adventures in the ODCL Pt. 2 - How about this endgame?
Another week, another match, and this time as Board 2 for the second team instead of bottom board for the firsts. Background: In the review my rating has gone up slightly to 142 ECF (~1765 Elo). My op …
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