Endgame of Chess - CHESS DENTIST .com

</> ================================================ Chess EndGame:

Protect your Pawns: Pawns are more valuable, because they can become Queens easily.

Activate your King: both players have exchanged many Pieces, the King is usually safe.

Promote your Pawns: easier to promote Pawns because both players have less Pieces.

Rook Endgames are the most common:

Rook covers 14 squares regardless of where on the board it stands.

</> ================================================= Chess CHECK:

+ = dagger † = ch

Check

</> ============================================ Chess CHECKMATE:

# = double dagger ‡ = ++

Checkmate

<x> Fool's Mate = Mate in 2 = 2-Move Checkmate

1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool%27s_mate

Mate by Black. iff White commits an extraordinary blunder by rank beginners.

1. f2-f3, e7-e5 2. g2-g4, Qd8-h4 mate

<?> Mate in 3 = Checkmate in 3 Moves = 3-Move Checkmate

1. e4 f5 2. exf5 ….. https://www.wikihow.com/Checkmate-in-3-Moves-in-Chess

<x> Scholar's Mate = Mate in 4 = Checkmate in 4 Moves = 4-Move Checkmate

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Qh5 Nf6?? 4. Qxf7# Scholar's mate - Wikipedia

f7 & f2 squares defended only by the Kings, are weak, & good targets for early attack.

</> Danvers Opening

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5

</> Napoleon Opening is never seen in high-level competition.

1. e4 e5 2. Qf3 3. Bc4

</> Frankenstein–Dracula Variation of the Vienna Game

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4

4. Qh5 threatening a checkmate, similar to scholar's mate.

</> Two Knights Defense

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 attacking f7, awkward for Black to defend.

</> Fried Liver Attack = Fegatello Attack

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7

with a sacrifice of the Knight f7. Fried Liver Attack - Wikipedia

</> ============================================= Chess LAST Pieces:

</> Q+K vs K = Queen Checkmate = easiest mate. Usually < 10 moves.

(x) Drive the King to the Last Line or Rank on any side of the Board.

</> Q+K vs R+K = Queen vs Rook Checkmate

( ) Force King away from its partner.

(cx:) Most Difficult without Pawns. 50 Moves Rule ~> Draw.

</> Q+K vs P+K = Queen vs Pawn Checkmate

Queen versus pawn endgame - Wikipedia

</> 2R+K vs K = 2 Rooks Checkmate

(x) Drive the King to the Last Line or Rank on any side of the Board.

(x) 2 Rooks can Checkmate without the use of the King.

</> R+K vs K = Rook Checkmate = 11 moves. Usually < 20 moves.

(x) Drive the King to the Last Line or Rank on any side of the Board.

Keep King confined to as few squares as possible.

(/) Philidor positions: "Learn my Rook and Pawn Endgame technique!".

( ) Lucena positions: win Rook and Pawn endgames

</> 2B+K vs K = 2 Bishops Checkmate = 14 moves. Usually < 30 moves.

(x) Drive the King to the Last Line or Rank + to a Corner on any side of the Board.

cx: Stalemate / Draw.

</> 2N+K vs K = 2 Knights Checkmate

(cx:) 2 White Knights + Black Pawn Can Checkmate -> Stalemate.

(cx:) 2 Knights alone Cannot Checkmate.

From <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_knights_endgame>

</> B+K vs K = Bishop Checkmate

</> B+N+K vs K = Knight & Bishop Checkmate Bishop and knight checkmate - Wikipedia

(1) Drive the King to the Last Line, + Advance King to the Center

(2) Drive the King to Bishop's Colour Corner. cx: Laborious, < 50 moves

(/) Mate only in Corners of the Same Colour of the Bishop @ a1 h8 / @ h1 a8

</> 1P+K vs K = 1 Pawn Checkmate => Pawn Promotion

(/) King in Front of his Pawn with at least 1 intervening square.

(/) techniques of distant opposition and triangulation in king and pawn endgames.

(cx:) if Opposing King is in front of your Pawn -> Stalemate / Draw.

</> 2P+K vs 1P+K = 2 Pawns Checkmate

(/) Exchanging Pawns.

(/) Drive the King to the Center of the Action <- active King.

</> 3P+K vs 2P+K = 3 Pawns Checkmate

(/) Drive the King to the Center of the Action.

(/) Exchanging Pawns.

</> 4P+K vs 3P+K = 4+ Pawns Checkmate

( ) techniques of distant opposition and triangulation in king and pawn endgames.

(/) Exchanging Pawns.

</> Passed Pawn Passed pawn - Wikipedia

</> Blocking

</> Attrition

</> Back-Rank Checkmates = Corridor Mate Back-rank checkmate - Wikipedia

</> in a Mating Net

</> Constant Mating Threats

</> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endgame_tablebase

</> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solving_chess

</> ======================================= Chess DRAW STALEMATE:

Stalemate - Wikipedia

</> Play to a Draw = Stalemate

</> Offer a Draw

(x) Opponent is not obligated to accept your offer.

</> Saving Draws = save from losing with the goal of a Draw

<x> Repeat Move Draw = Stalemate = Draw Threefold repetition - Wikipedia

(x) Player repeats the exact same moves for 3 continuous game turns.

<x> Perpetual Check = Stalemate = Draw Perpetual check - Wikipedia

<x> 18 Move Draw Rule

(x) King only left. 18 Moves to Mate, or it is a Draw.

<x> 50 Move Draw Rule Fifty-move rule - Wikipedia

(x) without a single capture, nor a single Pawn move. (rare event).

<cx:> ===================================== Chess END GAME ERRORS:

<cx:> Toughest chess endgame?

Queens and Rooks are most difficult positions to play.

K+Q vs K+R is far more difficult.

K+R+P vs K+R

K+N+P vs K+N are the most complicated a human player can expect to play well.

K+Q+P vs K+Q does occur in practice, but is way too difficult.

K+R+B vs K+2N are far more complex, but do not have practical relevance.

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