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King and pawn(s) endgames?

King and pawn(s) endgames?

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Originally posted by Paul Dirac
Thank you. I'll call that one 'The Dance of the Kings.' It is interesting, given how valuable tempos (tempi?) are usually claimed to be, that both of white's rear pawns only moved forward one square as their first moves, instead of two. But then, white is playing for a draw I suppose.

Oh, and who or what is fritz7? And what is an endgame table?
Fritz is a chess engine.Endgame tables contain all possible endgames up to 5 pieces(I think),which make the engine play a flawless endgame,if you have them.

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Okay, fritz7 is software that you run on your PC? From the good folks at Microsoft?

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Originally posted by Paul Dirac
Okay, fritz7 is software that you run on your PC? From the good folks at Microsoft?
No,Fritz is a chessbase product.Visit www.chessbase.com,click on catalog and then in the list on the left you click on fritz programs.You can read all about it.

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Originally posted by SirLoseALot
I played it against fritz7,15 minutes each.I don't have endgame tables for it so it may not be the best play from his side,nor from my side for that matter 😉
White has to be very carefull,I managed to lose twice before I found the right path.Though that might only indicate how bad I am at endgames....

1.Kf1-e1 c7-c6 27 2.Ke1-d2 Ke4-d4 3.h2-h4 Kd4- ...[text shortened]... Kf5-f6 16.Kf3-f2 Kf6-e6
17.Kf2-e2 Ke6-f5 18.Ke2-f3 Kf5-g6 19.Kf3-f2 ½-½

Sir Lot.




Well done. Fritz made my proposed line look pretty silly, and reminded me of just how little I really know about king and pawn endgames. But I'll bet it would have worked against the guy that had Black in that game. 😀

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Originally posted by Natural Science
Well done. Fritz made my proposed line look pretty silly, and reminded me of just how little I really know about king and pawn endgames. But I'll bet it would have worked against the guy that had Black in that game. 😀
Endgames are the most neglected part of chess.Strange really.
Anyway,welcome to the 'I suck at endgames' club