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RivalPlaying the Lichess tablebase

Youwith WhiteYour turn

King and pawn

Key squares

Goal: win with White

Promote or mate without letting the win go

  1. The win is still onThe tablebase checks it after each of your moves.
  2. Promote the pawn or give matePending.
Analyse this position

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Key ideaExplains the solution

The of the e4 pawn are d6, e6 and f6: once the white king reaches one of them, the pawn against any defence. , or gets there at once. By contrast, , or let the win slip.

Moves

No moves yet.

About this endgame

This is the same board as the opposition exercise, seen from the attacking side. answer a practical question: where does my king have to stand so that the pawn queens no matter what? For a pawn still on its own half of the board, and not a rook pawn, they are the three squares two ranks in front of it. If your king steps on one, you win even against perfect defence. That saves calculation: instead of counting pawn moves, you count how many moves your king needs to reach that rank. The usual mistake is pushing the pawn too soon. The pawn is not going anywhere, so the king goes first and clears the way, and the pawn follows. In this position you have seven king moves: four win and three let the win slip.