Endgame Notes
Study notes on classical chess endings, one position at a time.
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Lucena position: building a bridge
The winning method with rook and pawn on the seventh.
King and pawn: the opposition
Kings facing each other with one square between them.
Notation used here
Diagrams show White at the bottom. Pieces are lettered discs: K, Q, R, B, N and P, light for White and dark for Black.
Philidor position: the third-rank defence
Keep the rook on the third rank until the pawn advances.