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Big Square Rule: a b From the above positions you can see the formation of a big square. The defending King is out of the Big square shown in position (b). pawn on c4 reaching c8 to promote Queen. c5-c6-c7-c8 total 4 squares to be Queen, count the squares from pawn to black king side […]

Key Square: If the King reaches the marked key squares in front of own pawn then the promotion is simple without depending on who to play. In this case whoever plays wins for white because of white king in key square. One thing we need to maintain the key squares every move.  White to play:  1.

Opposition: Now the Kings are in opposition. Whoever catches opposition will have an advantage or whoever lose opposition will get disadvantage. It also depends upon the position.  In pawn endings to win the game always king should be ahead of the pawn. Here, we can see that white to play means black would not allow

In this position you can see the white king on 6th rank ahead of own pawn which is clear winning for white. White to play or black to play its win for white. 1.Ke6  Ke8  Take some time and just calculate here. if you push the pawn whether it reaches 7th rank with or without

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\”To succeed, study the endgame before everything else\” by Jose Raul Capablanca. My guru Late K Muralimohan sir always used to say \”First learn Endgames. If you know endgame you can play any type of game. Endgame teaches you how to play chess\”. These words had an impact on my chess as well as on