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blagy
blagy
Aug 27, 2009
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#1

Last time we talked about checkmating with a king and a major piece against a lone king. King and pawn against king is far harder.

Keep your king in front of your pawn. If your opponent has the opposition, advance your pawn one square.

 

So in that game White used his king to push the black king up the board--with a little help from the pawn. Now try it yourself.













If your king is behind the pawn, it could be a draw.




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x-0106523237
Aug 28, 2009
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#2

In the first puzzle after 2 Ke7 is a draw... byebye.

Escapest_Pawn
Escapest_Pawn
Aug 28, 2009
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#3

In order for the 1st puzzle to work, the white king has to be both in front and have the opposition.  As Steking mentioned, he lost it.  It helps if he starts out far enough ahead to "waste" a move with his pawn.

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