Submitted by
likesforests on Sat Apr 5, 2008 9:10am.
Questions, comments, and especially criticism are welcome. Remember to click the Move List button to see all the interesting variations. Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:56am.
Q+P vs Q is more common than Q vs P, but it receives less coverage. That's probably because it is complex, and in fact humans knew little about this ending until the advent of tablebases revolutionized its study. Rook and Knight pawns usually ... Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:09pm.
Happy Holidays! I bought a Palm Z22 and loaded Palm Hiarcs (ELO 2506), Morphy's 472 known games, and 24 issues of Endgame Corner. It's a great chess combo that lets me study while on the go. Cost: $145 Battery Life (playing): ... Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:54pm.
This is an exciting ending played by my friend dktransformation. I think it's practical and it contains interesting positions, mistakes, and nuggets of wisdom that we can learn from. I hope you enjoy. Please feel free to ask questions, offer a... Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:22am.
This is my final article on the Frontal Defense. We look at positions from real games. These are complicated positions, so don't feel bad if you miss a move. The above commentary is completely my own, but Danielian-Miles is discussed in mor... Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:01am.
We're going to look at Frontal Defense on the knight file today, and then examine some interesting games between strong players. A. Knight Files The Frontal Defense on a knight file works the same as on a central or bishop file, ... Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:26am.
Now that you know how wage a Frontal Defense, we're going to learn how to quickly evaluate whether a position can be drawn via this method. A. The defending rook needs at least 3 squares of checking distance to hold the draw. B. If t... Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:03am.
The Frontal Defense was invented by Tarrasch. It's a method that a defender can use to draw a R+P vs R ending when his king is cut-off from the pawn. This technique is only effective if the pawn hasn't crossed the middle of the board. ... Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:58pm.
This is one of the few ways to draw when you're two pawns down. I found an interesting resource on the Internet for mastering this ending: Rook endings with rook and bishop pawns In this free lesson Peter Joseph covers 32 R... Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:04am.
For players under 2100, Rook vs Bishop is won 40% of the time. The drawing technique is counter-intuitive, so if your opponent doesn't know it, you have chances to win. As usual, we begin by looking at the right moves. To ... Read more »