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'Wikipedia article: Queen and pawn versus queen endgame

<<"The queen and pawn versus queen endgame is a chess endgame in which both sides have a queen and one side has a pawn, which they are trying to promote. It is very complicated and difficult to play. Cross-checks are often used as a device to win the game by forcing the exchange of queens. It is almost always a draw if the defending king is in front of the pawn.">> (Nunn 2007:148)

'Wikipedia article: Queen and pawn versus queen endgame#Knight pawn

<"A knight pawn should be on at least the fifth rank to have good winning chances. A knight pawn on the fifth rank has better winning chances than a rook pawn on the sixth rank. There are two reasons for this:

• the king has squares on the adjacent rook file to try to avoid perpetual check

• the exchange of queens is less likely to lead to a drawn king and pawn versus king endgame.

The best place for the defending king is in front of the pawn and the second-best place is in the corner opposite its promotion square."> (Nunn 2007:150-151)

<<Naturally, the less advanced the pawn is, the better the defensive chances>> (Nunn 2010:299).

<<"This pawn is something of a mixed bag for winning purposes. It is relatively easy to advance to the 7th rank, but once there it still may not be a theoretical win.">> Edmar Mednis

<<<<<<<<> Brilliant queen ending by Koenig - Game 4 >>>>>>>

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'Wikipedia article: Queen and pawn versus queen endgame#Rook pawn

'Wikipedia article: Queen and pawn versus queen endgame#Bishop pawn

'Wikipedia article: Queen and pawn versus queen endgame#Central pawn

'Wikipedia article: Queen and pawn versus queen endgame#Queen and two pawns versus a queen

<<"This is usually a win for the two pawns, but victory can be difficult to achieve even in winning positions, as even the slightest inaccuracy may lead to perpetual check.">>

<<"There are a number of other drawing exceptions, most notably with connected rook and knight pawns (a- & b-pawns, or g- & h-pawns) in which the defending king is ahead of the pawns.">>
(Nunn 2010:303)

'Wikipedia article: Queen and pawn versus queen endgame#Queen and two pawns versus a queen and pawn

<<"This really depends on whether a dangerous passed pawn exists or if the attacking king can invade.">> (Müller 2020:Chapter 2)

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<<Queen endgames>>

Queen plus knight pawn versus Queen ending - Games 1 thru 5, 15, 18, 22, 26, 27, 30, 31

Queen plus rook pawn versus Queen ending (4:4 --> 2:3 --> 1:2 --> 0:1) - Game 28

Queen plus bishop pawn versus Queen ending (1:2 --> 0:2 --> 0:1)- Game 13

Queen and pawn versus a Queen and pawn - Game 30

Queen and a pair of connected knight and rook pawns vs. a Queen - Games 6 thru 12, 19, 21, 25

Queen and a pair of connected knight and bishop pawns vs. a Queen - Game 13

Queen and two isolated pawns (f- and h-) versus a Queen - Game 16

Queen and two doubled knight pawns versus a Queen with/without a knight pawn - Game 14

Queen & two pawns vs. a Queen & pawn - Games 12, 14 - 20, 24 - 26, 28 - 29, 32

Queen versus Queen with 2 pawns on each side - Games 21 and 22 and 32

Queen and three pawns versus a Queen and two pawns - Games 23 - 24 and 28

Queen versus Queen with 3 pawns on each side
Both sides have a passed pawn - Game 25
Both sides have a pair of connected pass pawns - Game 26

Queen and four pawns versus a Queen and one pawn (6:4 --> 4:1 --> 2:0) - Game 6

Queen and four pawns versus a Queen and two pawns - Game 27

Queen and four pawns versus a Queen and four pawns - Game 28

Queen and five pawns versus a Queen and four pawns (5:4 --> 4:3 --> 3:2 --> 2:1) - Games 20, 29

Queen and five pawns versus a Queen and five pawns - Game 30

Queen versus Two Rooks with 3 pawns on each side - Game 40

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Bibliography

Müller, Karsten and Frank Lamprecht, <Fundamental Chess Endings>,
Gambit Publications, (2001)
Game 4 - page 318

Müller, Karsten and Yakov Konoval, <Understanding Queen Endgames>,
Russell Enterprises, Inc. (January, 2021)
Game 3 - pages 36-37

Nunn, John (2007), <Secrets of Practical Chess (2nd ed.)>,
Gambit Publications, ISBN 978-1-904600-70-1

Nunn, John (2009), <Understanding Chess Endgames>,
Gambit Publications, ISBN 978-1-906454-11-1
Game 26 - pages 180-181

Nunn, John (2010), <Nunn's Chess Endings, volume 1>,
Gambit Publications, ISBN 978-1-906454-21-0

External link:
'https://new.uschess.org/workout/201...

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