Chess Strategy Workbook: A Blueprint for Developing the Best Plan by Todd Bardwick

Author:Todd Bardwick [Bardwick, Todd]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, pdf
Published: 2017-04-15T16:00:00+00:00

50.e4! Kc6 51.e5 fxe5 (or else White can play e6, creating a protected passed pawn, giving him time to win the outside passed b-pawn with his king and then return to help his kingside pawn majority) 52.g5 hxg5 (52…Kd7 53.f6! Ke6 54.fxg7 Kf7 55.gxh6 b5 56.Ke4! b4 57.Kd3! and White can win Black’s pawns) 53.f6! gxf6 54.h5 and White wins because the Black king is outside of the square of his h-pawn.

Centralizing the king

The king takes center stage in the endgame, as most of his enemies are no longer on the board.

Because the king is a slow-moving piece, he generally wants to be closer to the center, where he can move relatively quickly to any part of the board.

As a defensive piece, it is important that the king stay in the square of enemy pawns.

As an offensive piece, the king is good at capturing pawns and escorting his own pawns to their promotion squares. Creating a path for the king to invade is an important concept.

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