Just the Facts

Winning Endgame Knowledge

In One Volume

by

GM Lev Alburt

and GM Nikolay Krogius

Published by Chesswise.com

Originally Published by Chess Information and Research Center

© Copyright 2000. Lev Alburt and Nikolay Krogius

All rights reserved.

eISBN: 1-930936-17-6

This book is also available in print as ISBN: 1-889323-06-3.

Table of Contents

Just the Facts!

Winning Endgame Knowledge in One Volume

Chapter 1: What Is an Endgame?

Endgame knowledge—the key to chess mastery

The active king

Passed pawns

Zugzwang

Summary

Chapter 2: Pawn Endings

Part 1: King Position

King and one pawn versus king—the fundamentals

Chess is a game for squares

How to win a pawn up: Three rules for battling a blocking king

Most Winnable Endgames—the more pawns, the more winnable!

Rook pawns—when living on the edge can be safe

Defending by jailing the opposing king on the rook’s file

Safe squares

Passing the move (triangulation)

Calling in the reserves (reserve pawn moves)

The moving screen

The distant opposition

A classic triangulation