Just randomly thought to create this thread. These endgames are not complicated but still easy to mess up if you don't know what you're doing. Might be useful for someone.
Let's start with this one. White to move and win.
Some simple-but-important pawn endgames
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Cupine
Jul 27, 2021
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#1
Jul 27, 2021
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#2
This one is more tricky but pretty neat. Also, the puzzle editor is horrendous, geez.
Anyway, white to move and win
Jul 27, 2021
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#3
An initially counterintuitive but highly useful lesson in board geometry. If you understand the principle, it'll save you a lot of points. White to move and... I'm not telling, figure it out.
Advanced level pawn endings!
If you fill in the "Result box" in the "Details" screen of the puzzle editor you can replace the 1/2-1/2 with 1-0.
Thanks for posting it. They are really very useful.
The second puzzle is hard to understand quickly.
In #3: Why can't the White king just move to c7 and grab the pawn?
Aug 11, 2021
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#10
Because black grabs white pawn first and then white king is in no position to stop the promotion.