What is your favorite endgame position

Trexler, I'll give you a hint. You had the right moves in a side variation at #164. But you stopped short and asked if a different variation was correct. And the one you asked about was one you had already analyzed to a draw.

Kf8

6

6 Kf8

Right. You had 6. f8 Ke6 7. c4 in a side variation. At the bottom you said "c4 right?" and I had to ask which c4 you meant. You said 6. c4, which draws.

But now you're back on track. 7. c4 Kf6. You should be able to move on to a clearly won position here.

looking very easy. checkmate-with-a-king-move in 4 

That's right. Can you explain what the key is to White's being able to win this endgame?

White needs to push b3 at some point. Then, when the king is at the e,d or c files (move on the 8th rank), White should move to the seventh rank and head for the pawn.

It's easier if white moves the king to d7 after Kc8 though...

Did the game really end that way?

Maybe the opponent was just wanting to make a thread "I CHECKMATED WITH A KING!!!".

The key is that after White plays c3, White has two tempo moves available from the pawns and Black has only one. So after the White king reaches f8, the extra tempo will always let White gain the opposition and win the Black pawn.

I think I mentioned before that I like endgames that provide a useful lesson for beginners. Here is one I believe does that.

White to play and draw

Greatest endgame study, ever:

Reti, 1921

And one of the best known. But some have claimed the Saavedra study is even greater.

Not true. I solved #180. Many others may have also.

Or did you mean, nobody has posted the solution?

WHiTE TeXT

1...Kg Kh3 2...Kh Kh4 3...Qh Kh3 4...Kg6#

21 KE8 DRAWS, RIGHT?

After 12...gxh5+, White could have mated in 29 more moves with best play. But White turned the win into a draw with 17. g6.

Is there something I am missing that makes this "not easy"?

There's no way to tell if you're missing something until you suggest some moves.