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Kingf6,mate with a pawn

This position is quite subtle, and I on't think the video explains the subtlety very well. The main point where I disagree is when talking about, once white advanves one of its pawn, black dancing between the two squares in fron of the two pawns. The reason I say this is that whether this works very much depends on where the white king is at that time (relative to where the black king is and who is to move). The starting obsevation for me is that in such a position if white is to move with his king on the 4th rank (d4 or f4), she can never win if the black king is on the 7th rank; the only wins in such a position involves a black king on the 8th rank, where upon white advancing to the 5th rank black has to use a king move to prevent an immediate pawn checkmate, and after that white is fast enough (in some lines) to win by assisting its pawn from the side. The obsevation implies that (earlier) white should not start advancing a pawn with check, since that leaves black with two square to choose from, one of which ensures a draw. Once that is settled on can figure out how to arrive at a situation where advancing a pawn without check will leave blick with a losing position.

Is it possible that I am smarter than you 😅

Check mate the black king

U stuck yourself on the edge restricting the B,for no reason 😅

Thanks for a wonderful wonderful presentation!!

Far too many words

You did not cover moving the black pawn that is required for the checkmate threat. If back moves it there is now a space black king can move to and Since it's in its starting position it can actually move 2 spaces so it will be protected from the white king or rook attempting to take it and opening up black rook to put some checks on white king. I'm not saying it will let black won but black king is not forced to move behind that pawn you said they were.

Good but too long. I've seen it before in 6 minutes.

At 4:35 black has immediate mate with Qh1 (or h5)

Waste of time.

Very nice. I saw in advance that g7 at some point draws (with this line K on h7, pawns on f6 and g7, black king on f7 and black already with a Q on e1, that g8Q+ Kxf6 can only lead at best to draw if white checks correctly) but didn't calculate the winning f7 and gave up too early. 😅

So many nuances and traps well explained before arriving at the precise solution. One wonders if this was not a "White to play" puzzle but a real game where the position was reached, whether White or Black would know for sure what outcomes are possible! Your walking through the possibilities is a huge learning experience for non-expert chess aficionados like me. 👍

When you play Kd4 Black plays Kh4(opposition) Try thisline 1) Ke4. Kg4 2) Ke5. K g5 If white gets opposition white wins. So black tries for opposition 3) Ke6. K g6 4) Kd7. Kh 7 5) Kc6. Kg6 6) Kxb5. Kh5 7) Kc4. Kg4 8) Kd3. Kg3 9) Ke4. White wins

Thank you sir

Very nice and well presented thank you

What an intense game!! Thank you for sharing your lessons

I couldn't have come up with this solution by myself!! "average chess player" is being bashful

Definitely would've blundered when I paused in the beginning. Thank you for posting!!

Please do u have fide rating

In your final moves , take the bishop with your king before queening the h pawn

Brilliant. The endgames always look so complex yet minimal. Thanks for that!

It's important to note that Kd6 wins, while Kd5 does not win. They both lead to a zugzwang, but with Kd6 and Kc7 It will be black's turn after Be5+ and Kc6

Ke5, Bg5, h7, Bc1, Kd5

So I was right. The answer is YES! I didn't know how but I guessed right.😂

Both sides are equal. Just change the destribution of pieces a little bit and you would look for more than a draw.

Wow, that was brilliant. I couldn't see any of it. You are being too nice though - at 12:45 I'd take the Bishop before I got a Queen. Why let him have the Bishop! LOL!

Stupid puzzle...

I love this solution!! So elegant

Rook 'triangulation'. ;)

Rook h4 is winning Rh4, d4, Kf7 you can figure out the rest.

When you explain the initial setup, you have to mention who's turn it is to play and which direction pawns are moving as well as it totally changes the position

You need to study Averbakh's "Rook Endings"

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Indeed, two moves of the rook are needed to force the black king into a losing move, and you want to end up in d1, so rook d1 cannot be the first move. This is brilliant stuff, great video, keep it up!

Easy. The black king must protect the pawn. After two moves of the rock, the black king is forced to give up the opposition to the white king and allow the white king to attack the pawn.

Great

Why do your videos take over 30 minutes when everyone else can do it in under 10 minutes?

This was instructive

30:54 Black should play Kh3 and not kh1. It can escape to kg4 unless white repeats Kg3. That variation is not explained.

Should be a draw.

4:49 #### best move is Qf1# and not Kd5

I enjoy your videos keep up the good work. One thing I noticced when Qe2+ black king has to be careful and not play Kh1 as Qf1 is mate.

A winning Position would it be, If the white Pawn ist on b5, black pawn on b6.

White is not winning, You didn t analyze the best defense. best try, best defense: 1. Ke4 Kg4 2. Kd5 Kf5! (Kg4?? +-) 3. Kd6 Kf6! 4. Kd7? Kd5!! -+, Kf7?? +- So White can t play 4. Kd7. 4. Kc7,c6,c5 -> Kg5 = remarkable: The fighting method of K vs K is opposition. But Not for eachbprice. There are corresponding fields in each Position. The opposition Making fields are normally such corresponding fields. In Retroanalysis you find Out which are the correspoding fields in positions before an Opposition and so on before. Sometimes tactical variants are more successful than opposition. Therefore Opposition is not ultimate. Another hint to Kings: There are two values in each piece. Firstly. The value of Change. P=1, N,B=3, R=5, Q=9 This values are fix. These pieces you may exchange. Secondly the immanent value of fighting force. This varies very hard and is deppendent on the positioning of the piece and the structure of the position. You know good and bad Bishop. centralyzed pieces, especially Knights or Rook at the seventh Rank and so on. Here you can also classify your King. He hast No Change value but he can eliminate pieces. Who can eliminte pieces, one can fight. By addition of fighting values of all pieces computers are calculating the true value of a position. Kings have a fighting value of nearly 4, stronger than Knights and Bishops, weaker than a Rook. You may see this in terms of control of the opponent figure, esspecially when there are no mating patterns. A rook controls easily a King and a King controls a Knight. The King may loose a tempo like a Bishop but he can change colours. He is a slaugtering machine against Pawns. Knights and Bishops need much more action against pawns. Kings may attack them frontal and they have no chance of bypassing them. These combined abilities make them very good fighters in the endgame. Their by far biggest disadvantage is the possibility to get mated. For all of this It is very important to maintain opposition for the worse placed King. The better placed King with the advantage of the opposition will destruct opponents defense lines by ripping off the base of their structures. Beware of the King. All Pawns are praying... Analyze each endgame in terms of Rook endings and Kingpower and your ELO rises up to unexpected heights. Why? Because the King ist always there and only one Rook in 50% of all endgames. No other studies give you such a great impact on your gameplay.

Enjoyed that. Maybe never withdraw a piece more than is necessary or less than is necessary. The full withdrawal of the Bishop lessened it's power for no reason.

Bishop g2 After h4 ,5, 6, 7, 8=Queen...

Your analysis is ideal for a 1500. As an expert, I couldn’t stomach more than 2 minutes. LOL

L170 I enjoyed your video.

Stupid analysis