King and pawn endgames
Endgame positions · 17 positions · by chesscli. Opposition, the square of the pawn, the Réti manoeuvre, breakthroughs and stalemate traps: the king and pawn endings every other endgame turns into. Ev…
Positions
- Opposition: win the race for the key squares: 2.Kc4
- Opposition: win the race for the key squares: 3.Kd4
- Opposition with the king beside the pawn: 4.Kb4
- Defend: take the opposition first: 2.Kf3 Kf5
- Defend: take the opposition first: 2.Kd3 Kd5
- Defend in front of the pawn: 8.e7+ Ke8
- Your king in front of its pawn: 2.Kd7
- Your king in front of its pawn: 4.e7+
- The diagonal step into the opposition: 2.Kc7
- The diagonal step into the opposition: 2.Ke7
- Careful: stalemate: 2.Kc7
- The square of the pawn: 4.b7 Kc7
- The Réti manoeuvre: 6.Kd7
- The Réti manoeuvre: 5.Kd7
- The outside passed pawn: 4.a8=Q
- Breakthrough with three pawns: 3.c6
- Breakthrough with three pawns: 3.a6