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Index
Cover
Title
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
Copyright
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