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    Chess End Game 1

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    This chapter introduces basic concepts for analyzing king and pawn versus king endings, including the rule of the square and blocking the opponent's king. The rule of the square states that if the opponent's king can reach the square created by extending the pawn's path to promotion, it can capture the pawn; if not, the pawn promotes. Blocking refers to using the assisting king to prevent the opponent's king from intercepting the advancing pawn, enabling promotion. Examples demonstrate applying these concepts to determine whether the pawn can promote alone or requires help from its king.

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    This chapter introduces basic concepts for analyzing king and pawn versus king endings, including the rule of the square and blocking the opponent's king. The rule of the square states that if the opponent's king can reach the square created by extending the pawn's path to promotion, it can capture the pawn; if not, the pawn promotes. Blocking refers to using the assisting king to prevent the opponent's king from intercepting the advancing pawn, enabling promotion. Examples demonstrate applying these concepts to determine whether the pawn can promote alone or requires help from its king.

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    This chapter introduces basic concepts for analyzing king and pawn versus king endings, including the rule of the square and blocking the opponent's king. The rule of the square states that if the opponent's king can reach the square created by extending the pawn's path to promotion, it can capture the pawn; if not, the pawn promotes. Blocking refers to using the assisting king to prevent the opponent's king from intercepting the advancing pawn, enabling promotion. Examples demonstrate applying these concepts to determine whether the pawn can promote alone or requires help from its king.

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    This chapter introduces basic concepts for analyzing king and pawn versus king endings, including the rule of the square and blocking the opponent's king. The rule of the square states that if the opponent's king can reach the square created by extending the pawn's path to promotion, it can capture the pawn; if not, the pawn promotes. Blocking refers to using the assisting king to prevent the opponent's king from intercepting the advancing pawn, enabling promotion. Examples demonstrate applying these concepts to determine whether the pawn can promote alone or requires help from its king.

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    1.

    Basic end i ngs

    This chapter is a small bonus in the book. My first idea was that basic endings are
    well known and therefore our study should start from the next level. However, it is
    true that some basic endings are either not so well known or only at a superficial
    level. Therefore, I decided to add a preliminary chapter dealing with those basic
    endings which, according to some trainers whom I consulted, pose problems to
    beginners. I also thought that it could help many trainers at the elementary level. Of
    course, experienced players can skip this section.
    A great part of this chapter is devoted to King + Pawn vs. King endings. Most
    players handle these endings with confidence, but some have trouble in less com­
    mon positions. Very often the problem lies in the overuse of the theory of the op­
    position. While opposition is a very useful concept and its best field of application
    is Pawn endings, its value is sometimes overestimated.
    King + Pawn vs. King endings are best explained by means of the key squares
    theory, using opposition at the right time and adapting its value to each situation. I
    assume the reader knows the basic mates and the Bishop + Wrong Rook's Pawn
    ending. In any case, a perfect demonstration of these endings can be found in many
    books.

    Position 1.1

    The first question we have to answer in King + Pawn vs. King endings is this : Can
    the pawn promote without the aid of the king?
    Calculating the race between the pawn and the enemy king is enough to answer
    this question. This calculation is not complicated but, anyway, experience has
    taught us a simple way to solve the problem at a glance : the so-called ' rule of the
    square' . This rule helps us calculate and can be applied to any other endgame
    which presents the same race situation.
    1 .a4!

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    Position 1.2

    After the pawn advances, we draw an imaginary square that reaches the 8 th rank. In
    this example the vertices of the square are a4-a8-e8 -e4.
    1 ... �f7
    Of course, the black king tries to prevent promotion. Now we are ready to state the
    main rule.

    Rule of the square: If the king can reach the square of the
    pawn, then he can capture the pawn; if not, the pawn pro­
    motes.

    If, when recalling the rule, we doubt whether the king must reach the square with
    his move or he must already be inside, we shall observe this : if the king chased the
    pawn from the rear (in this example it might be from b 3 ) , should he be inside the
    square before moving ? Of course not : therefore, it would be the same if the king
    came from farther away, be it from the pawn's rear or from its side.
    2.a5
    It is clear that, in this case, the enemy king has not reached the square of the pawn ,
    so White wins.
    2 ... �e6 3.a6 �d6 4.a 7 �c7 5.a8'i¥ 1 -0

    B locki ng the way and su pportin g the pawn with the ki n g


    let u s now look at Position 1 . 3 . The black king has clearly reached the square. Now
    the pawn can promote only with the aid of the king. The easiest way is by blocking
    the enemy king 's way.
    This concept of blocking appears very often in pawn endings , but also in many oth­
    ers , and it is at the core of Rook vs. Pawn endings.
    We can now state the second rule, which works with almost all pawns, the excep­
    tion being the rook's pawn.

    When possible, the stronger side's king will prevent its ri­
    val from standing in front of the pawn. If he succeeds, the
    pawn promotes.

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