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Queen against a pawn on the 7th
Check, come closer, check again: stop the pawn and win.
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Moves: 1.Qb1 Kd4 2.Kf7 Ke3 3.Qd1 Kd3 4.Ke6 Kc3 5.Kf5 Kd3 6.Kf4 Kc3 7.Ke4 Kc4 8.Qxd2 Kc5 9.Qd4+ Kc6 10.Ke5 Kc7 11.Kd5 Kb7 12.Kd6 Ka6
The black pawn is about to queen. The white queen checks and comes closer each time, until it stands in front of the pawn and forces the black king to block it. Then the white king gets a free move to come closer. Repeat, and White wins.
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More lessons in Advanced endgames
- Bishop and knight mate: The hardest basic mate: drive the king to the bishop's corner.
- The wrong-coloured bishop: A bishop and a rook pawn cannot win if the bishop does not control the corner.
- Opposite-coloured bishops: Even two pawns up, a bishop endgame can be a draw.
- Queen against rook: The queen wins, but only with precise technique.
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