Here is a study that is an extension of the 'rule of the square', a rule that most advanced beginners have become familiar with in the course of their study. As most begin to realise, their games often find a position which may incorporate all the rules they have read or been told but, just don't seem to fit exactly to the way it was shown to them.
A beautiful endgame study... thank you Phil. Where did you find this example?
Would you believe that I made it up myself?
How about that I slightly altered another composition?
No...........OK then..........It was given to me in a file of problems from GM Petr Kiriakov after an internet lesson by him.
I love pawn endgames, seemingly so simple and yet so complex. I like studying them but hate to play them in over the board games. If you miscount just one line it could be the one that loses or draws the game for you. With plenty of time online though I really like playing them. Nice study.
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