Contents

Preface

Introduction

1 Elementary Endings

King and queen against king

King and rook against king

King and two bishops against king

King and two knights against king

King, bishop and knight against king

King and pawn against king

2 Pawn Endings

King and pawn against king

King and pawn against king and pawn

A: Pawns on the same file

B: Pawns on different files

King and two pawns against king and pawn

A: Isolated pawns with a passed pawn

B: Isolated pawns without a passed pawn

C: Connected pawns with a passed pawn

D: Connected pawns without a passed pawn

a) When one pawn is blocked

b) Without blocked pawns

King and two pawns against king

King and two pawns against king and two pawns

A: Creation of a passed pawn

B: The distant passed pawn

C: The protected passed pawn

D: The blockade of enemy pawns

E: Other possibilities

Endings with more pawns

Practical examples

3 Queen Endings

Queen against pawn

Queen against rook (and pawn)

A: Queen against rook

B: Queen against rook and pawn

Queen against queen (and pawns)

A: Queen against queen

B: Queen against queen and pawn

C: Queen and pawn(s) against queen and pawn(s)

Queen against other pieces

A: Queen against two rooks

B: Queen against two bishops

C: Queen against two knights

D: Queen against bishop and knight

Practical examples

4 Rook Endings

Rook against pawn(s)

Rook and pawn against rook

A: Rook and rook’s pawn

B: Rook and pawn other than rook’s pawn

a) Pawn on the seventh rank

b) Pawn on the sixth rank

c) Pawn on the second to fifth ranks

Rook and two pawns against rook

Rook and pawn(s) on both sides

A: Rook and pawn against rook and pawn

B: Rook and two pawns against rook and pawn

Practical examples

Rook against minor pieces

Rook against bishop

Rook against knight

Rook and minor piece against rook

Rook and bishop against rook

Rook and knight against rook

5 Bishop Endings

Bishop against pawn

Bishop and pawn against bishop

Bishops of the same colour

Bishops of opposite colour

A: Bishop and two pawns against bishop

B: Bishop and pawn(s) on both sides

Bishop and pawns(s) against knight

Bishop against knight and pawn(s)

Practical examples

6 Knight Endings

Knight against pawn(s)

Knight and pawn against pawn

Knight and pawn(s) against knight

Practical examples