29 Jun 06
Originally posted by LanndonKaneGood news. You won.
Here is my first pawn vs. king endgame:
Game 2161640
How did I do?
Probably not good.
29 Jun 06
Originally posted by LanndonKaneyou did okbut in general when you don't have any pawns to spare the best way to queen a pawn is to get your king directly in front of your pawn and force away your opponents king
Here is my first pawn vs. king endgame:
Game 2161640
How did I do?
Probably not good.
take this classic example
1.e4?? Ke7 Ke2 Ke6 Ke3 Ke5 and now black will never let the white king in front of his pawn
correct is 1.Kd2! Kd8 (takes opposition) 2.Ke3 Ke7 3.Ke4 Ke6 4.e3 Kd6 5.Kf5 Ke7 6.Ke5! Kd7 7.Kf6 Kd8 8.Ke6! Ke8 9.e4 Kd8 10.Kf7 Kd7 11.e5 +- see how the white king always tries to control the e file.
29 Jun 06
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Originally posted by LanndonKaneEasier not to push the b-pawn, let the Black king come to it while you run your king over to take the g-pawn and queen the g- or h-. Instead you took the b-pawn towards the Black king and lost the head start you could have had.
Here is my first pawn vs. king endgame:
Game 2161640
How did I do?
Probably not good.
29 Jun 06
Originally posted by Knightloreeasier to queen the b pawn and not even bother with the g-pawn 😛
Easier not to push the b-pawn, let the Black king come to it while you run your king over to take the g-pawn and queen the g- or h-. Instead you took the b-pawn towards the Black king and lost the head start you could have had.
29 Jun 06
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Originally posted by aginisb-pawn's not promotable after b5, though. I think its more useful to learn that the general idea in this sort of endgame is that the benefit of a distant passed pawn is the fact that it has to be watched while you're free to gobble up any remaining pawns and promote elsewhere.
easier to queen the b pawn and not even bother with the g-pawn 😛
29 Jun 06
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Originally posted by Knightlore56.Ka6 if you can't promote that you shouldn't be offering criticism of other people's games
b-pawn's not promotable with decent play by Black, he'll statemate or lose the pawn.
Edit ahhh i see you changed ur post while i was writing mine.
Not nearly as important as knowing how to play KPvK for both sides.
as you see it didn't really matter whether he went after the g pawn first or second but both times he pushed his pawns in front of his king. basics come first, a lot of beginners play pretty well but can't checkmate KRvK or BBKvK and i still can't manage KNNvKP or BNKvK
but thankfully those are rare.
29 Jun 06
Originally posted by aginisI already have you on my "top ten most hated RHP users list". You criticize him for offering bad advice but you have been throwing bad advice all over this forum...
56.Ka6 if you can't promote that you shouldn't be offering criticism of other people's games
Edit ahhh i see you changed ur post while i was writing mine.
Not nearly as important as knowing how to play KPvK for both sides.
as you see it didn't really matter whether he went after the g pawn first or second but both times he pushed his pawns in front of ...[text shortened]... ate KRvK or BBKvK and i still can't manage KNNvKP or BNKvK
but thankfully those are rare.