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]]> by: Eric from France http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-39 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:50:52 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-39 Once again thank you very much for the nice demonstration. Best reguards. Once again thank you very much for the nice demonstration.
Best reguards.

]]> by: admin http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-38 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:22:26 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-38 That's a good idea to play Bd1-g4-f5. I would even place it on e6 instead of f5, to take away some important squares from black king (Another form of zugzwang). But we can notice that after 2...Ke7 3.Ke5 black has nothing better than 3...Kf7 (3...Kf8 4.Kf6), and now white is able to play Bc2! The main point is that Bxg6 will be check. 2...Ke7 3.Ke5 Kf7 4.Bc2 e3 5.Bg6 Kg6 (5...hg6 6.fe3 is hopeless) 6.fe3 Kh6 7.Kf6! is the key move which wins crucial tempo. White king is cleaning e-file for his pawn and at the same time blocking black king on h-file. Now black has to lose 2 moves (instead of only one shouldn't white play Kf6) to clean the path for his pawn. You will see that white promotes on time thanks to this tempo :) This is good example of another method mentioned by GM Krogius - use the position (activity) of the king(s) That’s a good idea to play Bd1-g4-f5. I would even place it on e6 instead of f5, to take away some important squares from black king (Another form of zugzwang).

But we can notice that after 2…Ke7 3.Ke5 black has nothing better than 3…Kf7 (3…Kf8 4.Kf6), and now white is able to play Bc2! The main point is that Bxg6 will be check.

2…Ke7 3.Ke5 Kf7 4.Bc2 e3 5.Bg6 Kg6 (5…hg6 6.fe3 is hopeless) 6.fe3 Kh6 7.Kf6! is the key move which wins crucial tempo. White king is cleaning e-file for his pawn and at the same time blocking black king on h-file. Now black has to lose 2 moves (instead of only one shouldn’t white play Kf6) to clean the path for his pawn. You will see that white promotes on time thanks to this tempo :)

This is good example of another method mentioned by GM Krogius - use the position (activity) of the king(s)

]]> by: Eric from France http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-37 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:19:18 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-37 You are right! Then we arrive in the same position as after 1.Bb1? which is rather bad for White. After Black's answer 3... Kf7 or 3... a5, White should maybe bring its bishop on f5 through d1 and g4, intending to trade both light pieces and to leave the pawn e4 without any protection. You are right! Then we arrive in the same position as after 1.Bb1? which is rather bad for White.

After Black’s answer 3… Kf7 or 3… a5, White should maybe bring its bishop on f5 through d1 and g4, intending to trade both light pieces and to leave the pawn e4 without any protection.

]]> by: admin http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-35 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:30:22 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-35 And what happens if Black goes for 4...e3 after 4.Bc2? And what happens if Black goes for 4…e3 after 4.Bc2?

]]> by: Eric from France http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-34 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:42:29 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-34 Thank you. After 2... Ke7, I think White wins the black pawn on e4 with 3.Ke5 and 4.Bc2. After 4... Kxe8 5.Kxf5, the black pawn on e4 falls and White remains with a pawn up. Afterwards it will be hard for the black King to stop all the white pawns. Thank you.
After 2… Ke7, I think White wins the black pawn on e4 with 3.Ke5 and 4.Bc2.

After 4… Kxe8 5.Kxf5, the black pawn on e4 falls and White remains with a pawn up. Afterwards it will be hard for the black King to stop all the white pawns.

]]> by: admin http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-33 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:51:24 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-33 Very good :) Very good :)

]]> by: Eric from France http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-32 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:48:02 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/01/endgame-methods/#comment-32 I think 1.Bb1 doesn't work because of 1... e3 and White can't take the black Bishop because of 2... e2. I think 1.Bb1 doesn’t work because of
1… e3 and White can’t take the black Bishop because of
2… e2.

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