100 Endgames You Must Know by Villa, Jesus de la -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Ending 1 The rule of the square Ending 2 The pawn is on the 6th rank Ending 3 Key squares Ending 4 The rook’s pawn. Defending king in front of the pawn Ending 5 Imprisoning the stronger side’s king Ending 6 Rook vs. Bishop. The wrong corner Ending 7 Rook vs. Bishop. The right corner Ending 8 Rook vs. Knight. At the edge of the board Ending 9 Rook vs. Knight. In the corner

2. Basic Test 3. Knight vs. Pawn

Ending 10 Knight vs. 7th-rank pawn Ending 11 The knight’s pawn Ending 12 The 6th-rank rook’s pawn Ending 13 The 7th-rank rook’s pawn Ending 14 King + Knight checkmate Ending 15 The knight’s dumb square

4. Queen vs. Pawn

Ending 16 Queen vs. 7th-rank pawn Ending 17 Queen vs. 7th-rank rook’s pawn Ending 18 Queen vs. 7th-rank bishop’s pawn Ending 19 A too-frequent trick Ending 20 Queen vs. Queen

5. Rook vs. Pawn

Ending 21 Kings do not push. Just counting Ending 22 Defending king on the 3rd rank cut off along a rank Ending 23 Strong king behind the pawn Ending 24 Stronger side’s king on one side Ending 25 The rook in front of the pawn Ending 26 Special themes with a knight’s pawn Ending 27 The rook’s pawn. Pushing from the rear Ending 28 The rook’s pawn. Lateral push Ending 29 The pawn wins against the rook

6. Rook vs. 2 Pawns

Ending 30 Kings play no part Ending 31 Both kings play a part Ending 32 Only the defending king plays a part

7. Same-coloured bishops: Bishop + Pawn vs. Bishop

Ending 33 Driving off the defending bishop Ending 34 In the rear of the pawn Ending 35 The short diagonals Ending 36 Frontal defence

8. Bishop vs. Knight: one pawn on the board

Ending 37 Central pawn Ending 38 The rook’s pawn Ending 39 The pawn is on the 7th rank Ending 40 Unstable position of the controlling knight

9. Opposite-coloured bishops: Bishop + 2 pawns vs. Bishop

Ending 41 Pawns on the 6th rank Ending 42 Pawns on 5th rank or behind Ending 43 A very special pair of pawns. The cage Ending 44 Pawns separated by just one file Ending 45 Controlling both pawns along the same diagonal Ending 46 The winning procedure Ending 47 Knight’s and central pawn Ending 48 Central and rook’s pawns Ending 49 Bishop’s and knight’s pawns Ending 50 The attacking bishop controls the promotion square of the knight’s pawn Ending 51 Central and rook’s pawns

10. Rook + Pawn vs. Rook

11. Rook + two Pawns vs. Rook

Ending 69 Central pawns Ending 70 Knight’s pawns Ending 71 Defending king cut off on the back rank Ending 72 Bishop’s pawn on 5th rank Ending 73 The defensive procedure Ending 74 Blocked connected pawns Ending 75 Attacking rook stuck in front of the 7th-rank pawn Ending 76 Vancura Defence against 2 pawns

12. Pawn endings

Ending 77 Doubled pawns Ending 78 Isolated pawns Ending 79 Blocked pawns. Key squares Ending 80 Less advanced (or rook’s) blocked pawns Ending 81 Pawns on adjacent files Ending 82 Passed pawns. Dual-purpose king manoeuvres Ending 83 Rook’s pawns and one distant passed pawn Ending 84 The passed pawn is central and near Ending 85 A passed Bishop’s pawn on the same wing Ending 86 The defending side has moved his pawn. Triangulation Ending 87 Knight’s and rook’s pawn against rook’s pawn Ending 88 King against 2 passed pawns Ending 89 Protected passed pawns Ending 90 Distant passed pawns Ending 91 Doubled pawns Ending 92 Breakthroughs when the king is far

13. Other material relations

Ending 93 Checkmating with Bishop and Knight Ending 94 The king is on the edge Ending 95 The king is far from the edge. Cochrane Defence Ending 96 Second-rank defence Ending 97 Rook + 6th-rank bishop’s pawn Ending 98 Rook + rook’s pawn vs. Bishop Ending 99 Queen vs. Rook + Pawn Ending 100 Queen vs. Rook + Rook’s Pawn

14. Final Test 15. Appendix Bibliography Index of Players