Basic endgames 1

White is to move in every position.

+- means win for white, = means draw, zz means mutual zugzwang, a position in which for both sides it would be better not to be on move

1.

+-

1.P7 K26 2.P8 K21 3.P9 +-

2.

+-

1.K7! K26 2.K8 K21 3.K9 K20 4.P7 K21 5.P8 K20 6.K16 and white wins by promoting his pawn.

3.

=

1.K13! zz 1.-K11 2.K6 =

1.K17? K4 2.K18 K11 -+

4.

=

1.K5 K17 2.K4 zz P12 stalemate

1.K4? K17 zz 2.K5 P12 -+

5.

=

1.K6 K18 2.K5 K17 3.K6 positional draw

1.K4? P13 zz 2.K5 P12 -+

6.

=

1.K17 K24 2.K22 K19 3.K17 K13 4.K11 K19 5.K17 positional draw

7.

+-

1.K25! (1.21Q? stalemate) 1.-K16 2.K26 K9 3.K27! (3.21Q? stalemate) 3.-K16 4.21Q +-

8.

+-

1.K19! (1.P20? K9! 2.21Q stalemate) 1.-K15 2.K25 K21 3.P19! zz K27 4.K20 K33 5.K15 K26 6.P20 K33 7.K16! (7.21Q? stalemate) 7.-K27 8.21Q +-

9.

+-

1.K32! zz 1.-K21 2.K25 zz K27 3.K20 +-

1.K25? K21 zz 2.P20 K27 =

10.

+-

1.K30! (1.K24? K20 zz =) 1.-K15 2.K31! K20 (2.-K14 3.K25 K15 4.K26 K14 5.P20! +-) 3.K24 zz K26 4.K19 +-