Minor pieces in the endgame is lesson 5 of 6 in Endgame 6: Bishops and knights, an endgame course suited to players rated around 1600 (club players). Bishops and knights in the endgame: dominate, trap and promote. It has 6 interactive exercises: 6 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. (3 positions)
Black to move and win. (2 positions)
White to move: mate in 2.
Worked examples
White to move and win. 1.e7 g2 2.e8=Q. Nothing could stop the pawn. You come out 8 points ahead in material.
White to move and win. 1.Bh5+ Kxe7 2.Bxe8. The king had to move, and the bishop behind it was lost. The position is winning.
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