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Distant opposition is about extending the concept of standard opposition. Having the opposition in Chess means that it is your opponent's turn to play, and he therefore has to leave...
A pawn race is a situation where both players try to promote their pawn before the other. Very often, the first who manages to promote his pawn into a Queen...
Pawn breaks are powerful. They are so cool that I named this website after them. But what are pawn breaks and why are they so useful, especially in the Endgame...
A remote passed pawn is one of the strongest assets you can get in a King and pawn endgame. Even if the situation elsewhere is balanced, this pawn is usually...
Experience (and some previous articles) shows that winning a game with a couple of connected passed pawns (or separated ones !) is often a straightforward task. More challenging is the...
After looking at the previous article learning that connected passed pawns always defend each other, one may wonder what happens if the passed pawns are separated by one or more...
Connected passed pawns are just a kind of King and pawn endgames. And, as you know, King and pawn endings are hard ! That is what we will discover together...
After Key Squares in pawn endgames, the next fundamental concept in King and pawn endgames is opposition. This is necessary to become a great endgame player. What is the opposition...
Do you see yourself as the master of Rook and pawn endgames ? It is time to assess your true strength ! Because, as you know, Rook endgames are hard,...
How to defend Rook endgame ? This article is a follow up of my previous articles on the Lucena position and the Philidor position. Rook endgames offer rich possibilities for...