29p_PAWN endgames

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29p_PAWN endgames
Compiled by Patca63

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Pawn endings do not arise out of nowhere; we know of course that every pawn ending started out as an endgame with more pieces on the board....

The main concepts of king and pawn endings are well known, and will be summarized only briefly here:

< 1. King activity. This is frequently critical in all sorts of endings, but never more so than when the kings are the only pieces remaining.

< 2. Opposition. King opposition, both direct and distant, are key ideas in such endings. Triangulation, to lose a tempo and transfer the move to the opponent, is a standard technique.

< 3. Outside passed pawns are often decisive, as are protected passed pawns. Such passed pawns often result from combinational breakthroughs.

4. Above all, king and pawn endings are probably the most concrete of all, in that tempi are usually vital, and variations are everything. There is usually little scope for general strengthening moves, of the sort which are common in other endings. In king and pawn endings, it is generally essential to be able to calculate everything in detail. >>> - Steve Giddins

Basic pawn endgames: http://jeremysilman.com/chess_orlov...

Pawn Endgames: Beauty and the Beast: http://www.chess.com/article/view/p...

reviews of Glenn Fear's book on pawn endgames: http://www.karlonline.org/kol51.htm http://www.chessville.com/reviews/S...

http://www.thechessmill.com/instruc...

"The older I grow, the more I value Pawns." - Paul Keres

♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙

Chess Song from the Internet

Another interest chess resource on the Internet is the Chess-L mailing list. Here chess enthusiasts are able to send comments to the entire subscription list (about 800 at last count) by sending a single message to the list maintainer. A recent topic for discussion was pawn endings. Here is one of the more delightful replies (reproduced by permission) by Chess-L member David Moody:

"GM Alexander Baburin provides a list of things you need to know about pawn endings:

"opposition reserved tempo and triangulation square the pawn outflanking and elbowing locking up more active King pawn race transformation into a Queen ending passed pawn creation:

"Breakthrough passed pawn creation on opposite flanks: self marching pawns self-supporting pawns stalemate outside passed pawns protected passed pawns better pawn structure corresponding squares.

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The most elementary of chess positions. All things being equal, every position must be judged in relation to the pawn ending. Important concepts in these endgames include <king activity> <opposition> <triangulation> along with <zugzwang> <pawn breaks> <passed pawns> <square of the pawn> and <promotion/under-promotion>.

Queen endings can also arise from close pawn endings when both sides promote.

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"That's a beautiful list. Some might be moved to poetry. I have no idea what I was moved to, as I couldn't get the Disney song "It's a small world" out of my mind.

"You may want to sing along. Then again, you may want to delete this immediately and censor me forever."

IT'S A PAWN GAME

Chorus:

It's a pawn game after all!
It's a pawn game after all!
It's a pawn game after all!
It's a pawn end game.
There is some outflanking and elbowing,
There is locking up the more active king,
When you triangulate, be prepared for stalemate, It's a pawn game after all!
If your opposition should square a pawn,
Use your reserved tempo and race one down,
When a breakthrough is seen, they transform into queens, It's a pawn game after all!

Pawns are self-supporting, self-marching too,
They're outside, protected, and passed to boot,
Better structure is theirs, corresponding to squares, It's a pawn game after all!

--- David Moody

(It's a small brain after all...)
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/JFrankl... ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙ = ♙

check also: Game Collection: Pawn Endgames

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Naiditsch vs Dautov, 2017
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 69 moves, 1-0
31...exf3!! wud hv won
Najdorf vs Mecking, 1978
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G Timoscenko vs A Vitolinsh, 1990
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Bareev vs Polgar, 1993
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Tartakower vs Reti, 1925
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R Svane vs B Nuber, 2018
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MC Blunder
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K Volke vs Smirin, 1993
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Karpov vs Seirawan, 2012
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