King and pawn: precise play is lesson 3 of 6 in Endgame 3: Pawn races and breakthroughs, an endgame course suited to players rated around 1000 (improving players). Harder king-and-pawn positions: count the moves, use the opposition and go round the enemy king. It has 7 interactive exercises: 7 calculated lines from real positions. You play every move on a board and get feedback straight away. The lesson is free.
What you practise
White to move and win. (4 positions)
Black to move and win. (3 positions)
Worked examples
White to move and win. 1.Kc3 Ka5 2.Kd4 Kb6 3.Kd5 Kc7 4.Kc5. Only Kc3 wins: the king takes the right square first. This is a won endgame (checked with endgame tables). After Kc2 the win would be gone.
Black to move and win. 1...Kb6 2.Kc4 Kc6 3.Kd4 Kb5 4.Kc3 Kc5. Only Kb6 wins: the king takes the right square first. This is a won endgame (checked with endgame tables). After Kc6 the win would be gone.
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