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Pawn Endings: The Quiet Study

Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf — deceptively simple, decisive in practice.

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Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf — deceptively simple, decisive in practice.

Key Concepts

- Opposition: The player who does NOT have to move often has the advantage. - The Square Rule: A simple way to determine if a passed pawn can promote. - Triangulation: A technique to lose a tempo and gain the opposition.

Mastering these concepts will win you many games in the endgame.