5 most important Pawn Endgames
Description: Pawn and Rook Endgames are the most common ones. When there are other pieces still on the board, there is always the possibility that those pieces may be exchanged, leading to a pawn endgame. For that reason, not only is it important to know how to win a pawn endgame, it is also important to know when is a good or bad idea to initiate exchanges leading to a pawn endgame.
Sometimes pawn endgames are easy – if the enemy king is too far away to catch your pawn. A quick way to tell if the enemy king can catch your pawn is to use a method known as ‘the square’ of the pawn.
I am showing you many theoretical winning and drawish positions, depends of the technique. I am Introducing you Theoretical position of Reti too. How to survive with the pawn down.
Queening a pawn – promoting the Pawn into Queen
If you have a single pawn against a bare king, whether or not you can get the pawn to the end of the board will depend on whether or not you can get the enemy king out of the way. Simply pushing the pawn can often lead to stalemate, as in the examples in the video:
Rook passed pawns
Although the side with the extra pawn has good chances of winning using the technique above, there is an exception:
If the pawn is a rook pawn – an a-pawn or h-pawn, which start in front of the rooks at the edge of the board – then there is no way to force the enemy king out from his blockade and keeping the corner’s place, and the game is usually drawn.
Duration: 23 minutes and 13 seconds
Level: Intermediate (1100-1399)
Category: Endgame part – Analyzing of the 5 most important Pawn Endgames